State education officials are optimistic about student performance but are looking for new ways to test achievement.

Indiana's third-grade literacy rates see a significant increase, reaching 87.3% proficiency in 2025. The largest single-year increase since the IREAD assessment began.

Every two years we hear how American students are doing in reading and math, but we’ve heard nothing about their writing since 2011. And we won’t be hearing anything more until the next test ...