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Nearly Half of High School Seniors in the ‘COVID Cohort’ Say Pandemic Affected College Or Career Choices

Students from low-income families were most likely to be affected; students faced financial difficulties and uncovered new interests and pas...

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The ACT is Evolving

By: Janet Godwin, CEO Our world is changing, and ACT must change with it. Our commitment to our mission requires that we meet the changing ...

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Workplace Accessibility Helps Fill the Labor Shortage

Josh Christianson, project director at the Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship, was at the ACT Workforce Summit last year where he discu...

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What Skills Do Students Need Most? Here’s What Teachers Say.

  By: Kristin Lansing-Stoeffler, senior learning solutions designer This National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 8-12, ACT recognizes the pr...

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Prioritizing Wellbeing for College and Career Success

As Mental Health Awareness Month gets underway, and in anticipation of ACT’s upcoming My Journey: Connections webinar for high school stude...

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Working Together to Solve Workforce Challenges in Longview: Part Two

  On April 25 we shared the first part of our interview with Heather Malone, vice president of Longview Economic Development Corporation in...

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Working Together to Solve Workforce Challenges in Longview: Part One

Heather Malone, vice president of Longview Economic Development Corporation in Texas, spoke to us while she was attending ACT’s Workforce Su...

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How English Learners Experience and Perceive Testing Supports

By: Joyce Schnieders, research scientist, and Joann Moore, senior research scientist As part of ACT’s mission to help people achieve educati...

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Community College Month: ‘We Focus on Removing Barriers to Success’

April is Community College Month, an annual opportunity to get the word out about why community colleges matter. To celebrate, ACT asked Dr....

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ACT’s American College Application Campaign Celebrates School of Excellence Awardees for Commitment to Postsecondary Student Success

IOWA CITY, IOWA — The  American College Application Campaign (ACAC) , a national effort to increase the number of first-generation college s...

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Skills Connect People With Opportunity

Eddie Thomas, assistant director, Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, attended ACT’s Workforce Summit last fall and weighed in on the t...

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ACT Compiles Research on Students With Disabilities

By: Joann Moore, senior research scientist, and Joyce Schnieders, research scientist ACT is committed to helping all students achieve educat...

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Celebrating the Importance of Social and Emotional Learning on #SELDay

  By: Dana Murano and Nola Daley, research scientists; and Jeremy Burrus, senior director, ACT's Center for Social, Emotional, and Acade...

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'Unleash the Power of Women'

  By: Deann Cook, president and CEO, Iowa Women's Foundation March is Women’s History Month, and today is International Women’s Day, a g...

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Digital Credentials and Today's Workforce

Pat Leonard is vice president, strategic partner and business development, at Credly by Pearson. Credly offers learners the opportunity to s...

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Students Report Greater Appreciation for Their Teachers and Education Due to Pandemic Experiences

Students who would be first-generation collegegoers suffered greatest negative effects from pandemic   IOWA CITY, Iowa—Despite the negative ...

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Why Do Students Choose to Take the ACT?

By: Edgar Sanchez, lead research scientist Given the growing popularity of test-optional college admissions policies, it is important to ask...

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Q&A With Industry-Leading Career Coach

In anticipation of ACT’s upcoming My Journey: Connections webinar for high school students and their families, What Every Student Should Kno...

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