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What Do Counselors Think about the ACT Fee Waiver Program?

ACT
June 08, 2021
Category: ACT Test | Educator Resources | Equity |

First, a recap. What is the fee waiver program? If a student is having trouble paying for the ACT test, the ACT Fee Waiver Program can help....

ACT
May 27, 2021
Category: COVID-19 | Educator Resources |

Throughout the month, we’ve celebrated students’ decisions to pursue education and work plans post-high school. May has traditionally been...

ACT
May 26, 2021
Category: Educator Resources | Equity |

Florence Cooper dropped out of school at age 10. She worked in the cotton fields of South Carolina as a young girl. The only “textbook” avai...

ACT
May 21, 2021
Category: Press Release | Workforce |

How Hope, Resilience, and a Dedication to Workforce Readiness Sparked ACT’s First Work Ready Community IOWA CITY, Iowa —On May 22, 2011, Jop...

We conducted an initial survey of high school students in late March of 2020, where students reported a broad range of experiences related ...

After a school year like no other in recent history, students’ behavioral skill development, mental health, and academic learning opportunit...

ACT
May 13, 2021
Category: ACT Test | Equity |

My mother didn’t graduate high school. She got married to a handsome young man in Army flight school, who was soon deployed to Europe. She s...