Local districts react to 3rd grade Indiana reading proficiency law

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana's second and third-graders will face some changes in the 2024-2025 school year after the rollout of the “Every Child Learns to Read” bill July 1.The bill requires students in the second grade to take the IREAD assessment. Previously, the IREAD assessment was a third-grade reading assessment, designed to measure foundational reading skills based on Indiana Academic Standards through grade three according to the Indiana Department of Education.With