At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back.

Researchers found that 23% of children reading at below-basic proficiency in third grade failed to graduate with their peers, compared to 9% of children with basic reading skills and 4% of ...

According to the study, 23 percent of below-basic third grade readers will likely drop out of high school. For comparison, nine percent of children with basic reading skills and four percent of ...

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens ... are mastering foundational reading skills, based on Indiana Academic Standards, before they move onto fourth grade. "IREAD is really written ...

Third grade teachers should have already notified parents if their child is struggling to read on grade level and should have been working to improve their reading skills throughout the school year.

More than 67,000 Indiana third graders passed the state's reading skills assessment ... or are on track to pass by the end of third grade. IDOE said nearly 97 percent of second grade students ...