ACT Newsroom & Blog
Half of High School Students Already Use AI Tools
December 11, 2023
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Educator Resources |
Press Release |
Research |
Students cite untrustworthiness, lack of interest, and lack of knowledge as reasons for not using the technology; students who do use it rep...
How Today’s High School Students Really Feel About Life After Graduation
December 04, 2023
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Educator Resources |
Research |
By: Jeff Schiel, lead research scientist Students in 11th and 12th grade have a lot to think about. Many important decisions about life afte...
‘Have Someone There for You’
November 30, 2023
Category:
Educator Resources |
Equity |
Guest Blog |
ACT established the ACT Scholars program to nurture the academic talent of graduate and community college students at the University of Iow...
Fostering College and Career Readiness in Native American Students
November 20, 2023
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ACT Center for Equity in Learning |
Educator Resources |
Equity |
Guest Blog |
For Native American Heritage Month, ACT is pleased to feature student voices from the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium (VTEC) Native You...
The Future of Equity in Workforce Success
November 14, 2023
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Educator Resources |
Equity |
Guest Blog |
Workforce |
Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a national leader in advocating for equity in workforce success; this November, JFF announced that it had rece...
Assessing the State of STEM Education This National STEM Day
November 08, 2023
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Educator Resources |
Research |
By: Janet Godwin, CEO Today is National STEM Day , an annual celebration dedicated to promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathem...
How Our North Star is Lighting a Path for Assessment Development
October 23, 2023
Category:
ACT Center for Equity in Learning |
ACT Test |
Educator Resources |
Equity |
By: Kelly Smith, senior content specialist, English Language Arts, and Tina Gridiron, vice president, ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning At...
ACT Names Higher Education Leader Ricardo D. Torres to Board of Directors
October 16, 2023
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ACT Updates |
Press Release |
Torres brings decades of experience to ACT’s board of improving higher education access IOWA CITY, Iowa — Today ACT, the nonprofit learning...
Fewer High School Seniors Ready for College as ACT Scores Continue to Decline
October 10, 2023
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ACT Test |
COVID-19 |
Press Release |
Research |
More than four in 10 seniors meet none of the college readiness benchmarks; 70% of seniors fall short of college readiness benchmark for mat...
‘COVID Cohort’ of College-Bound High School Seniors Report High Levels of Academic, Social, and Personal Preparation for College
October 02, 2023
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COVID-19 |
Educator Resources |
Press Release |
Research |
Graduating seniors call for greater transparency about admissions timelines and processes IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nearly nine in 10 (86%) college-...
College Admissions After the US Supreme Court Decision
September 28, 2023
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Educator Resources |
Equity |
Guest Blog |
Policy |
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race as a factor in college admissions decisions. In July, shortly after the decis...
How Are You Celebrating College Applicants This Fall?
September 20, 2023
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ACT Center for Equity in Learning |
Educator Resources |
Equity |
By: Lisa King, director, American College Application Campaign Each fall, ACT’s American College Application Campaign (ACAC) hosts the #WhyA...
How STEM Scholarships Are Expanding Education Pathways
September 12, 2023
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Educator Resources |
Equity |
Guest Blog |
By: Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor, State of Illinois; chair, National Lieutenant Governors Association, 2022-23 Since 2022, ACT has ...
High School Grade Inflation on Rise, Especially in Math
August 30, 2023
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Press Release |
Research |
Grade inflation occurring in every subject, with highest rates in STEM subjects IOWA CITY, Iowa — The average GPA for high schoolers continu...
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Employers Need Trainable Employees
August 22, 2023
Category:
Equity |
Guest Blog |
Workforce |
Last fall, at the ACT Workforce Summit, Robbin Bass, former director, business retention and expansion at Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce,...
Planning Ahead for Effective College Application Events
August 15, 2023
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ACT Center for Equity in Learning |
Educator Resources |
Equity |
By: Lisa King, director, American College Application Campaign Summer may be lingering, but seasoned counselors and educators know it’s alre...
ACT’s Vision for the Future
August 03, 2023
Category:
ACT Updates |
Educator Resources |
By: Janet Godwin, CEO, ACT In July, I had the privilege of attending ACT’s Enrollment Management Summit (EMS), an annual gathering of admiss...