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We Finally Know How Many Students Indiana’s 3rd Grade Retention Requirement Held Back

During the 2024 legislative session, the Indiana General Assembly passed Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 1, meant to spur improvements in student literacy outcomes. It also required all third grade students who didn’t pass IREAD by the end of third grade be retained. How many students got retained? We finally have the data. Continue reading We Finally Know How Many Students Indiana’s 3rd Grade Retention Requirement Held Back

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IREAD 2025: Progress, Retention, and How These Results Square With ILEARN

2025 IREAD results showed marked improvement, up almost five percentage points last year. We are finally back to matching pre-pandemic proficiency rates on something. Meanwhile, as many as 10,000 students might be retained for not passing and nearly one third of all second graders are not on track to pass IREAD next year. Continue reading IREAD 2025: Progress, Retention, and How These Results Square With ILEARN

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