{"id":101975,"date":"2026-08-28T11:34:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?p=101975"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:35:05","slug":"iread-scores-increase-for-fifth-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?p=101975","title":{"rendered":"IREAD scores increase for fifth consecutive year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INDIANAPOLIS- Hoosier students&#8217; scores on the 2026 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49952962\/1676493225\/110674037\/0\/60330\/?x=933e8342\">improved for the fifth consecutive year<\/a>, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 88% of Hoosier third graders passed IREAD, a nearly 1.5 percentage point increase from last year. It&#8217;s the second-largest single-year increase since the test was implemented. Literacy rates for every student population are also now higher than before the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Results from the 2026 IREAD for individual schools and corporations are available on IDOE&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49952962\/1676493225\/110767841\/0\/60330\/?x=4301b91d\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, the General Assembly passed a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49952962\/1676493225\/110767678\/0\/60330\/?x=898c0ed9\">law<\/a>&nbsp;establishing science of reading standards and delivering focused support to Indiana students facing the most significant reading difficulties. Additional&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49952962\/1676493225\/110767679\/0\/60330\/?x=a3fbc2bc\">legislation<\/a>&nbsp;bolstered the Indiana Department of Education\u2019s literacy cadre program to ensure schools with fewer than 70% of students passing IREAD receive additional resources and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the current&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49952962\/1676493225\/104028779\/0\/60330\/?x=63c59c2f\">state budget<\/a>, Indiana increased K-12 tuition support by $640 million, a 5% increase over the biennium, to its highest level yet. Nearly half of our state budget goes toward K-12 education (47%). Indiana also expanded its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49952962\/1676493225\/87240020\/0\/60330\/?x=8e0f0849\">school choice scholarship program<\/a>, empowering all Hoosier families to choose the school environment that is best for their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-35.png 800w, https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-35-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-35-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<!--AUTO-AD-AFTER-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS- Hoosier students&#8217; scores on the 2026 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment\u00a0improved for the fifth consecutive year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. More than 88% of Hoosier third graders passed IREAD, a nearly 1.5 percentage point increase from last year. It&#8217;s the second-largest single-year increase since the test was implemented. Literacy rates for every student population &#8230; <a title=\"IREAD scores increase for fifth consecutive year\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?p=101975\" aria-label=\"Read more about IREAD scores increase for fifth consecutive year\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":6,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"INDIANAPOLIS- Hoosier students&#8217; scores on the 2026 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment\u00a0improved for the fifth consecutive year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. More than 88% of Hoosier third graders passed IREAD, a nearly 1.5 percentage point increase from last year. It&#8217;s the second-largest single-year increase since the test was implemented. 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