Articles tagged as: ILEARN
July 27, 2023
Will teaching reading science pull Indiana children out of a literacy decline?
A new law requires a science based way of teaching literacy for K-12 schools and educator prep programs. Can this reverse Indiana's decline in literacy?
Read MoreJuly 13, 2023
IDOE provides update on ILEARN redesign
The statewide ILEARN test will look different over the next few years as the Indiana Department of Education works to redesign the test. The IDOE says the redesign will improve the tests quality and usefulness to educators by including three new checkpoints, flexible scheduling, and a shortened final assessment at the end of the year.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2023
Indiana test results are stagnant for students, far behind pre-pandemic scores
In English language arts, 40.7 percent of students passed the exam, a dip of 0.5 percentage points.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2023
Database: ILEARN English and math proficiency exam pass rates for Indiana schools
The most recent data on how many students at each Indiana school are proficient in the mathematics and English/language arts.
Read MoreJune 9, 2023
Indiana State Board of Education plans for ILEARN assessment redesign
The Indiana Department of Education has not taken any official action yet on the ILEARN redesign, but state officials kicked off discussions about the process at Wednesdays State Board of Education meeting.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2022
Struggling Indiana 4th, 5th graders can get $1,000 for tutoring
Roughly 57,000 Hoosier fourth and fifth graders with below grade-level math and English scores are eligible for a new statewide tutoring program that would provide their families up to $1,000 to pay for tutoring.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2022
State, philanthropic funds aim to reverse Indiana’s literacy decline
The Lilly Endowment and Indiana are making a $111 million investment to target Indiana’s sliding literacy rate for young readers.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2022
ILEARN scores show struggling students remain behind after pandemic
Indiana students had slight gains on the 2022 ILEARN, but students haven’t caught up from the pandemic.
Read MoreApril 5, 2022
2022 ILEARN gives administrators another chance to track pandemic impact on schooling
Teachers, students and administrators have dealt with a lot the past two years, and many are looking to the end of school with the hope of having a “normal” year this fall. But before that, the annual ILEARN exams begin this month.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
Indiana GOP lawmaker apologizes for remark on Black students
A top Republican Indiana legislator on education policy has apologized for comments suggesting Black students don’t perform better academically because they lack “respect for learning.”
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