ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) — It is likely that nearly every school district in Indiana will have to hold some third graders back this school year. 2025 is the first year the IREAD retention law is in effect ...

Some of the highest-performing schools for third-grade proficiency remain the suburban schools surrounding Indianapolis, although several districts lacked growth this last year, the state’s ...

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 ...

With changes to legislation and a third-grade retention law in effect, the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination, or IREAD, test has become a major topic of conversation. The first round of ...

A bill to hold back third graders not passing IREAD exams was signed into law by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb in March, leading to changes for local school districts. The law requires that students in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Test scores are in for Indiana, and they're showing thousands of third graders are still struggling to read. The Indiana Department of Education released results from the ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CHALKBEAT) — All hands were on deck at the PATH School at Stephen Foster School 67 on Monday. In Destiny Patterson’s room, students used context clues to find out the meaning of the word ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) exam has been a familiar milestone for Indiana’s third graders, but this year, students could be at risk for being ...

One in five Hoosier third graders continue to struggle with foundational reading skills, according to new standardized test results released Wednesday. Data from the Indiana Department of Education ...

The IREAD test, measuring foundational reading skills, is now mandatory for all Indiana third-graders and will be used to determine grade promotion. Parents are encouraged to read with their children ...