ACT Newsroom & Blog
How Prior Learning Credit Can Help Students Succeed
September 28, 2018
Category:
Policy |
College costs are rising, but completion rates are not rising with them. With almost 50 percent of first-time students over 20 years old ...
ACT to Acquire Automated Item Generation Technology of MGHL Consulting
September 26, 2018
Category:
ACT Updates |
Industry News |
Press Release |
IOWA CITY, Iowa—ACT announced today that it has agreed to acquire the automated item generation (AIG) technology of MGHL Consulting Ltd., ...
‘Help Wanted’ for Underserved College Students Who Also Work, According to Research
September 25, 2018
Category:
ACT Updates |
Press Release |
Research |
Workforce |
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 25, 2018 – Many underserved students are not getting the help they need from their colleges to stay in school whi...
ACT Launches Certification Program to Train Educators in How to Improve Student Learning
September 24, 2018
Category:
ACT Updates |
Press Release |
ACT Certified Educator programs focus on effective teaching strategies IOWA CITY, IOWA—ACT, Inc., the nonprofit developer of the ACT ® ...
OECD Selects ACT to Develop PISA 2021 Creative Thinking Assessment
September 19, 2018
Category:
ACT Updates |
Industry News |
Press Release |
Social and Emotional Learning |
Transformation |
IOWA CITY, Iowa—ACT, the nonprofit developer of the ACT® test and other assessments taken by millions of individuals worldwide, announced...
ACT Supports Local “Littles” of Big Brothers Big Sisters with Back-to-School Drive
September 18, 2018
Category:
ACT Updates |
It’s “back to school” time again, which is a busy time for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County (BBBS). A new school year brings...
Egypt Agrees to Use ACT Assessments
September 17, 2018
Category:
ACT Updates |
International |
Press Release |
IOWA CITY, IOWA—The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education in Egypt have signed an agreement to use ACT assessments to...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 17, 2018
Category:
ACT Updates |
ACT Chief Commercial Officer Suzana Delanghe talks about her personal connection to Hispanic Heritage Month and how her cultural roots ...
ACT Academy Introduces New Resources to Help Teachers Personalize Learning
September 12, 2018
Category:
ACT Updates |
Press Release |
Transformation |
“Smart Library” Aligns Content to Learning Goals for Personalized Instruction IOWA CITY, Iowa—ACT, the maker of the ACT® test, today...