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Dr. Nicole McNeil speaks about the initiative of finding 100 tutors to help 3rd graders pass the IREAD exam. Indiana law requires a passing score in order to advance to 4th grade.

Tutoring initiative seeks to help third graders pass IREAD test

Mike Murrell

We Make Indiana is teaming up with Tutor-ND and more than 20 local organizations to recruit 100 tutors to assist struggling students.

In order for 3rd grade students in Indiana to advance to fourth grade, they are required to pass standardized tests.

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Community initiative addresses 3rd grade reading crisis

Mike Murrell

A new initiative, spearheaded by We Make Indiana, aims to address the third-grade reading crisis in South Bend.

Indiana Learns is a grant program approved in Indiana's last legislative session. Lawmakers allocated $15 million to support the pilot program from October to June 2024 from the state's federal pandemic stimulus funds.

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Struggling Indiana 4th, 5th graders can get $1,000 for tutoring

Elizabeth Gabriel

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.