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 ...

The first testing window opens March 2, but students will have multiple opportunities to take the test throughout the spring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New data shows 87.3% of Hoosier third graders demonstrated proficient reading skills on the IREAD exam in 2024-25. (Getty Images) ...

The most recent state IREAD data shows an "unprecedented" increase in the number of 3rd graders who passed Indiana's major reading assessment. The Indiana Department of Education released the data ...

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — The summer testing window for IREAD-3 is now open for third grade students who did not pass the reading assessment in March. Students will have two opportunities to take ...

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 ...

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’ ...

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 ...

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 ...