ACT Newsroom & Blog
President Biden and US Senate Proclaim November as National College Application Month
November 30, 2021
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Press Release |
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nov. 30, 2021 — President Joe Biden and the U.S. Senate have each declared November as National College Application Month...
ACT Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
November 16, 2021
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ACT Updates |
On Monday, President Biden signed into law a historic, bipartisan infrastructure bill signaling the potential for an economic revitalization...
Teaching in 2021
November 15, 2021
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Guest Blog |
By: Lauren Moore, Master Teacher, West Goshen Elementary School Do you ever open an email or glance at that to-do list and close it again ...
Social and Emotional Learning as Important as Academics for Student Success, New Survey of School Counselors Shows
November 11, 2021
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Press Release |
Ninety-seven percent of school district directors reported that SE skills were as important or more important than developing academic kno...
ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning Releases “Championing Latino Success: When Latino Students Succeed, We All Succeed”
October 20, 2021
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Press Release |
IOWA CITY, Iowa — ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning is proud to work alongside Latino education advocacy organizations and the student ...
Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, National Average Composite ACT Score is Down
October 13, 2021
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Press Release |
One-quarter of the 2021 graduating class met all four ACT College Readiness benchmarks; significant learning opportunities remain IOWA CITY,...
Supporting Latinx Students and Families Through SEL
September 28, 2021
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Equity |
Research |
Social and Emotional Learning |
By Dr. Alex Casillas, principal research scientist; Dr. Dana Murano, research scientist II; and Dr. Nola Daley, research scientist, ACT Soci...