IREAD-3

Via WFYI: About 3,000 Indiana third graders are repeating the grade this year under a new state law that requires students to pass the IREAD test or qualify for an exemption to advance.

Nearly 82 percent of Indiana’s third graders passed the required reading exam in 2022 -- a tiny improvement for students but below the rate before the pandemic.

Indiana education officials are moving forward with a plan to let schools administer the IREAD-3 test this fall. The State Board of Education approved a…

For the second year in a row, Indiana third graders will have to pass a high stakes reading test or risk getting held back.It’s a lot of pressure for 8…