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 ...

Foundational reading competency among Indiana’s third graders improved slightly from last year, according to new standardized test results released Wednesday. But overall IREAD performance is still ...

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 ...

With new IREAD retention requirements now in effect, the stakes around early literacy and education feel higher than ever for students, families and schools. Indiana has taken several important steps ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...