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 ...

Indianapolis Public Schools saw a 10.2% increase in proficiency in its 2024-2025 scores on the state's standardized IREAD ...

Indiana saw its largest year over year increase of students reading proficiently by the end of third grade, but it’s still unclear how many children will be retained under the new IREAD law. The IREAD ...

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’ ...

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 ...

State education leaders said last week 3,040 students are repeating third grade because they didn’t pass the state’s reading proficiency exam called IREAD.

According to new data released Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), roughly 3,000 students were held back ...

The 2025 IREAD results are out, and with changes to legislation and a third-grade retention law in effect, it's a pivotal year for Indiana students. The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released ...