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 ...

The Vigo County School Corp. had 26 children retained in third grade for not meeting the state’s reading proficiency standards, according to Indiana Department of Education data. The state has made ...

New data shows the impact of Indiana's new IREAD retention law that prevents third graders from promoting if they can't pass ...

This article is part of Bright Spots, a series highlighting schools where every child learns to read, no matter their zip ...

Of the 10,663 third graders who did not pass the IREAD test, 6,950 were able to advance to fourth grade with a good cause ...

Approximately 3,000 Hoosier students are held back in third grade due to a new state law that requires passing a reading test ...

New data shows 87.3% of Hoosier third graders demonstrated proficient reading skills on the IREAD exam in 2024-25. (Getty Images) Indiana’s latest reading assessment scores showed the largest ...

About 3,000 Indiana students are repeating third grade this school year for not meeting the state’s reading proficiency ...

Indiana third graders’ reading proficiency improved at a record-breaking rate in 2025, putting students’ scores on par with pre-pandemic levels. Statewide, 87.3% of third graders scored proficient on ...

According to new data released Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), roughly 3,000 students were held back ...

From 2024 to 2025, academic achievement improved across County Public Schools, including in third grade reading and writing, according to new state data. The Maryland School Report Card is statewide ...

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school year far behind in reading, the state Education Department said Thursday. Under a new state law, some of those students will have to ...