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 ...

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 ...

More than a decade after Oklahoma lawmakers voted to stop holding back third-grade students who couldn’t read at grade level, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — No matter who you ask, the Tennessee third-grade retention law is polarizing. “I’ve probably gotten more letters, emails, and calls on third-grade retention this summer and ...

Indiana reading test scores released Wednesday by the state show nearly one in five third graders still struggle to read in what the secretary of education called a "crisis." Statewide results of the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Education advocates, faith leaders and the state’s largest teachers’ union were at the Statehouse Tuesday to voice their concerns about a bill that recently passed out of the Senate.

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 ...

Learn why parents and schools must work together before, during and after this critical grade to ensure the academic success of their students. Third grade is considered to be one of the most ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana’s third-grade literacy rates increased by nearly five percentage points from 2024 to 2025, reaching 87.3% proficiency on the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination ...