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Promising Practices: Using Data and Rigorous Coursework to Help Students Navigate College and Career

ACT
November 20, 2020
Category: ACT Updates | COVID-19 | Research |

By ACT CEO Janet Godwin, featuring quotes from Domingo Montenegro and Grecia Martinez Are you ready for the understatement of the year? 2020...

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Congressional Resolutions Designate November as National College Application Month

ACT
November 20, 2020
Category: ACT Center for Equity in Learning | Industry News | Press Release |

Federal Action Bolsters Efforts by College-Going Advocacy Groups Working With Students WASHINGTON, D.C., November 20, 2020 — Both houses of ...

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Media Advisory: ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning to Host Webinar Celebrating 10-Year Anniversary of ACT Scholars Program

ACT
November 18, 2020

Webinar on Giving Tuesday will Celebrate $7 Million Endowment to the University of Iowa, Kirkwood Community College Providing Full-Tuition S...

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Janet Godwin Confirmed as ACT CEO

ACT
November 09, 2020
Category: ACT Updates | Industry News | Press Release | Transformation |

IOWA CITY, Iowa—ACT, the nonprofit learning organization and provider of college and career readiness assessments, today named Interim Chief...

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School Safety Takes on New Meaning as Students Return to Classrooms Amid COVID-19

ACT
October 21, 2020
Category: ACT Center for Equity in Learning | ACT Updates | COVID-19 | Policy | Press Release | Research |

ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning Offers Policy Recommendations that Reflect Students’ Views IOWA CITY, Iowa — As millions of American hig...

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U.S. High School Graduates, Underserved Students Will Face Significant Challenges in College According to New ACT Achievement Data

ACT
October 14, 2020
Category: ACT Updates | Industry News | Press Release | Research |

Equity and Opportunity Gaps Persist as National Average Composite ACT Score Trends Down for Third Year in a Row IOWA CITY, Iowa—ACT, the non...

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ACT Launches Mosaic by ACT to Provide Comprehensive Learning Solution for the Classroom, Home

ACT
September 23, 2020
Category: ACT Updates | COVID-19 | Industry News | Press Release | Social and Emotional Learning | Transformation |

New Comprehensive Digital Solution Suite Allows Teachers to Focus on Teaching IOWA CITY, Iowa—Today, ACT—a global nonprofit leader in provid...

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