Literacy data in Indiana shows some schools have their work cut out for them. State data shows 82.5% of 3rd graders passed the Indiana’s reading assessment exam in 2024. Many local schools saw much ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Indiana. Indiana students’ reading scores have been virtually unchanged for three years, according to new test data, underscoring fears about students’ ...

Results from the 2024-25 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment show an increase in third-grade literacy rates across the state and locally. Katie Jenner, Indiana secretary of ...

More than half of Indiana's second graders took the IREAD-3 test used to measure third graders' reading ability. The IREAD-3 test measures third graders’ reading aptitude and helps determine if they ...

More Indiana third graders passed the IREAD-3 in 2024 compared to 2023. That is good news because in 2025, 3rd graders who don’t pass the state’s reading assessment could be held back. Local schools ...

Parents are stressed, and kids are coming home crying. These are the emotions more families say they're experiencing this summer because of a new law that will likely mean more third graders are kept ...

New results on Indiana's third-grade reading assessment show literacy rates continue to improve following the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2024 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) results ...

New results on the state’s third-grade reading assessment show slight improvement from last year, but students are still far from pre-COVID levels of proficiency. Nearly one in five Indiana students, ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — Officials with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) have a lofty goal of 95% literacy when it comes to third grade students passing the IREAD test. Some 242 elementary schools ...

Indiana students’ reading scores have been virtually unchanged for three years, according to new test data, underscoring fears about students’ struggles to recover from the pandemic More than four out ...