Local school superintendents say the remedy for improving reading skills is a strong pre-K statewide program, not retaining students in third grade. Senate Bill 1, which addresses childhood literacy, ...

A student who does not pass the IREAD-3 test typically must receive remediation, or risk being retained in third grade. The IREAD-3 scores roll in as the state shifts its literacy instruction to ...

SBCSC is working with community partners like Notre Dame and the Boys & Girls Clubs to offer summer school programs for students of all grades.

INDIANAPOLIS — More third graders will be retained due to lack of reading proficiency under a bill Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Monday. Senate Enrolled Act 1 was among 67 bills he approved.

UPDATE: During a Senate Education and Career Development committee hearing for Senate Bill 1 on January 17, lawmakers voted, 9-4, to move the bill to Appropriations. Ahead of the vote, members of the ...

Will Hoosier schools have the funds to put in place new literacy mandates proposed by state lawmakers? Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner on Thursday maintained they do — at least for now.

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 ...

More third graders will be retained due to lack of reading proficiency under a bill Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Monday, three days after the conclusion of this year’s annual legislative session.

Indiana's top education officials want 95% of third graders to be able to read at grade level by 2027. But last year, only 82% passed the IREAD exam. Improving that statistic is a top priority among ...

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 ...