UPDATE (March 12, 2024):
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Governor Eric Holcomb has signed a bill into law that will hold back third-graders if they don’t pass the state’s standardized reading test.
Supporters say the idea behind the ‘Every Child Learns to Read’ law will help with the state’s declining literacy rates. Students who pass the test won’t have to take it again and those who don’t pass will get special support to help increase their reading skills.
The item known as Senate Bill 1 was authored by Republican Senator Linda Rogers of Granger.
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UPDATE (March 4, 2024):
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Senate Bill 1 is heading to the desk of Governor Holcomb and will require third-grade students to be held back if they are deficient in reading.
The literacy overhaul bill calls for the statewide IREAD test to be done in second grade instead of third and directs new support to kids who struggle to pass the test.
If a third-grade student cannot pass the IREAD test after three tries, they will be retained.
Experts warn that could mean thousands of kids will have to repeat third grade.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – A bill that could impact as many as 14,000 families in Indiana is up for a final vote in the state House.
It would result in students needing to repeat third grade if they have not passed the state’s reading test. Several amendments to the bill were defeated Monday, including one that would have provided an exemption for anyone learning English as a second language.
Representative Jake Teshka says it used to be a state policy under Superintendent Tony Bennett, but it was dropped after Bennett left office and Teshka says reading test scores have dropped since then.
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