The IREAD, also known as The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination, has sparked controversy this past school year. The IREAD was implemented in 2012, but a new law passed in 2024 that prevents students from advancing to fourth grade if they fail the assessment, has numerous parents and educators now considering it a high-stakes assessment.

In 1997, Congress tasked the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as well as the Secretary of...

You may have heard the term “dyslexia” in an education setting, but are confused as to what exactly dyslexia is. There are many...