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Half of High School Students Already Use AI Tools

Students cite untrustworthiness, lack of interest, and lack of knowledge as reasons for not using the technology; students who do use it rep...

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How Today’s High School Students Really Feel About Life After Graduation

By: Jeff Schiel, lead research scientist Students in 11th and 12th grade have a lot to think about. Many important decisions about life afte...

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‘Have Someone There for You’

ACT established the ACT Scholars program to nurture the academic talent of graduate and community college students at the University of Iow...

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Fostering College and Career Readiness in Native American Students

For Native American Heritage Month, ACT is pleased to feature student voices from the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium (VTEC) Native You...

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The Future of Equity in Workforce Success

Jobs for the Future  (JFF) is a national leader in advocating for equity in workforce success; this November, JFF announced that it had rece...

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Assessing the State of STEM Education This National STEM Day

By: Janet Godwin, CEO Today is National STEM Day , an annual celebration dedicated to promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathem...

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How Our North Star is Lighting a Path for Assessment Development

By: Kelly Smith, senior content specialist, English Language Arts, and Tina Gridiron, vice president, ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning At...

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ACT Names Higher Education Leader Ricardo D. Torres to Board of Directors

Torres brings decades of experience to ACT’s board of improving higher education access IOWA CITY, Iowa — Today ACT, the nonprofit learning...

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Fewer High School Seniors Ready for College as ACT Scores Continue to Decline

More than four in 10 seniors meet none of the college readiness benchmarks; 70% of seniors fall short of college readiness benchmark for mat...

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‘COVID Cohort’ of College-Bound High School Seniors Report High Levels of Academic, Social, and Personal Preparation for College

Graduating seniors call for greater transparency about admissions timelines and processes IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nearly nine in 10 (86%) college-...

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College Admissions After the US Supreme Court Decision

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...

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How Are You Celebrating College Applicants This Fall?

By: Lisa King, director, American College Application Campaign Each fall, ACT’s American College Application Campaign (ACAC) hosts the #WhyA...

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How STEM Scholarships Are Expanding Education Pathways

By: Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor, State of Illinois; chair, National Lieutenant Governors Association, 2022-23 Since 2022, ACT has ...

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High School Grade Inflation on Rise, Especially in Math

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

Last fall, at the ACT Workforce Summit, Robbin Bass, former director, business retention and expansion at Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce,...

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Planning Ahead for Effective College Application Events

By: Lisa King, director, American College Application Campaign Summer may be lingering, but seasoned counselors and educators know it’s alre...

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ACT’s Vision for the Future

By: Janet Godwin, CEO, ACT In July, I had the privilege of attending ACT’s Enrollment Management Summit (EMS), an annual gathering of admiss...

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