Indiana Learns reports 23,000 enrolled, 253,000 tutoring hours; deadline set for Dec. 20

Dr. Rebecca Estus and Brandon Brown briefed the Indiana State Board on the Indiana Learns tutoring initiative, reporting rapid enrollment and early positive results on state assessments.

Estus said Indiana Learns, established by 2022 legislation, provides an $11,000 renewable grant for qualifying low-income students who were not proficient in math or English on the prior year’s I‑Learn. "If you are a low-income student who was not proficient on either math or English I‑Learn from the previous school year, you qualify for an $11,000 renewable grant," she said, describing a platform that lets families choose among vetted providers and permits tutoring during the school day.

Presenters reported more than 23,000 students had enrolled and that program providers had delivered roughly 253,000 hours of tutoring as of the slide shown to the board. Estus said early state analysis comparing 2023 to 2024 I‑Learn results found participating students made 36% more scale-score growth than peers, with Hispanic students and English learners showing especially large gains.

The board discussed quality control and accountability for participating providers; Estus said every learning partner has been evaluated and staff are considering stronger front-end vetting and ongoing accountability measures for providers.

Officials reminded families and districts that the current Indiana Learns application window is open and closes on Friday, Dec. 20. Staff asked associations and media to help publicize the deadline to reach eligible families before the window closes.

Board members and presenters said more rigorous I‑Learn-matched analyses over multiple years will be important to confirm whether gains persist and compound across cohorts; staff expect additional analyses in the months ahead and will report findings to the board.