THE FOLLOWING RELEASE IS FROM INDIANA STATE REP TIM YOCUM’S OFFICE
I’m proud to share that Indiana is making progress in improving third grade literacy. Recent data from the 2024-2025 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment show a nearly five percentage point increase in literacy rates statewide, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth.
More than 87% of Hoosier third graders demonstrated proficiency in reading, putting Indiana’s literacy rate at this grade level back to pre-pandemic levels. Additionally, for the first time, Indiana third graders saw improvement across all student populations…