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Enabling English Learners to Show What They Know
ACT
November 14, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
Across the United States, nearly 4.5 million K-12 students are English language learners. From 2004 to 2014 , the percentage of public ...
Test Optional Report - Response to Feedback
ACT
October 19, 2016
Category:
Industry News |
Research |
We’ve received a good deal of feedback regarding our recent report on test-optional policies, More Information, More Informed Decisions: W...
Where FairTest Gets It Wrong
ACT
October 10, 2016
Category:
Industry News |
Research |
In a recent report by the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest), “Assessment Matters: Constructing Model State Systems t...
Inclusion and Opportunity
ACT
August 29, 2016
Category:
Industry News |
Research |
College was once a privilege afforded to the fortunate few. For most high school graduates, a diploma was the end of the educational road....
Improving Security for International Testing
ACT
July 12, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
International |
Piracy is an international crime that accounts for an estimated $300 billion in lost intellectual property (IP) revenues (The Commission o...
Measuring Science Skills
ACT
June 30, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
Industry News |
Policy |
Research |
“If you can not measure it, you can not improve it,” said the famous physicist Lord Kelvin. As an organization committed for more tha...
ACT Perspective on Fisher Decision
ACT
June 24, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
Policy |
As is clear to most observers, not every student enjoys the same advantages as they advance through the K-12 educational system. Too ofte...
ACT Named Winner of Culture of Innovation Award
ACT
May 26, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
ACT received the Culture of Innovation Award at the Chief Innovation Officer Summit on May 18, 2016, in San Francisco. The award recogniz...
ACT to Streamline Accommodations Process
ACT
May 24, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
Imagine a student with a motor impairment. He has limited use of his dominant arm and he can’t get a firm grip on his pencil. H...
More than 17,000 View Second Free Online Event from ACT and Kaplan
ACT
May 13, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
Word is out—and interest is rising in the three free online events being offered by ACT and Kaplan Test Prep. On May 11, more than 7,000 stu...
ACT Statement on ACT-SAT Concordance
ACT
May 13, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
ACT CEO Marten Roorda stands behind his May 11 blog post (“Collaboration Essential When Claiming Concordance”) questioning the methodology...
Collaboration Essential When Claiming Concordance
ACT
May 11, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
Research |
By Marten Roorda, CEO Here’s an SAT word for you: equipercentile. Even though the College Board promised to get rid of “SAT words” on ...
First Live Online Event from ACT and Kaplan Hits the Mark
ACT
May 09, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
Understanding Your ACT Scores and What to Do Next, the first of three free online events presented by ACT and Kaplan Test Prep, took place ...
ACT Engages with Thousands at USA Science & Engineering
ACT
April 19, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
More than 365,000 students and parents were at the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 15-17, 2016, in Washington, D.C., and ACT wa...
Opt Out of Ravitch's Opinion
ACT
April 05, 2016
Category:
ACT Updates |
Industry News |
Policy |
By Marten Roorda , CEO Imagine that a popular national blogger advised everyone to opt out of taking cholesterol and blood pressure test...