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 ...

There are thousands of students in Indiana who were in 3rd grade last school year and did not advance to the 4th grade this school year. The IREAD retention law now requires 3rd grade students to be ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Every third-grade student in the state of Indiana is required to pass the state’s IRead test. This can cause stress for many students and families preparing for the test every year. Two ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education is releasing new data for the 2024-25 IREAD test, specifically how it relates to repeating third grade. The assessment tests whether third graders ...

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 ...

Gov. Eric Holcomb, along with leaders of the Indiana House and Senate, laid out a legislative plan to hold back students who fail to pass the third-grade IREAD exam. This is a significant policy issue ...

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 ...

Governor Holcomb, along with leaders of the House and Senate, laid out a legislative plan to hold back students who fail to pass the third grade IREAD exam. This is a significant policy issue because ...