REPS. HEATON, YOCUM PRAISE IREAD SCORES INCREASING FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 21 -- The Indiana House of Representatives' Republican Caucus issued the following news release:

STATEHOUSE (Aug. 21, 2026)- State Reps. Bob Heaton (R-Terre Haute) and Tim Yocum (R-Clinton) are celebrating Hoosier students' scores on the 2026 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment rising for the fifth consecutive year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

Heaton said more than 88% of Hoosier third graders passed IREAD, a nearly 1.5 percentage point increase from last year. It's the second-largest single-year increase since the test was implemented. Heaton also noted that literacy rates for every student population are now higher than before the pandemic. Clay Community Schools scored a 97% pass rate fo...