ACT Newsroom & Blog
ACT Researchers Showcase Cutting-Edge Work at Premier Industry Conferences
May 01, 2025
Category:
ACT Enhancements |
ACT Test |
Research |
Some of ACT’s top researchers recently presented findings on using AI to detect alerting essay content, predicting student college degree co...
ACT Appoints Alex Thome as Chief Product Officer
April 30, 2025
Category:
Industry News |
Press Release |
IOWA CITY, Iowa – ACT announced today that it has appointed Alex Thome as the company’s chief product officer, a strategic leadership role f...
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'I Am My Own Motivation'
April 29, 2025
Category:
ACT Center for Impact and Learning |
ACT Scholar |
Guest Blog |
ACT established the ACT Scholars program to nurture the academic talent of graduate and community college students at the University of...
Breaking the Paper Ceiling: The Untold Journey of STARs and the Path to Skills-First Hiring
April 24, 2025
Category:
ACT Center for Impact and Learning |
Guest Blog |
Research |
By: LaShana M. Lewis, CEO of L. M. Lewis Consulting and Chair of the STARS Advisory Council at Opportunity@Work ACT is honored to welcome ...
ACT, Nation’s Lt. Governors Recognize the Importance of STEM Education
April 22, 2025
Category:
ACT Sponsorship |
Scholarship |
STEM |
By The Honorable Garlin Gilchrist II As the 2024-25 chair of the National Lt. Governors Association. I’m proud to celebrate the winners of t...
Students Give Vote of Confidence After Taking Enhanced ACT Test
April 17, 2025
Category:
ACT Enhancements |
ACT Test |
ACT Updates |
On April 5, 2025, over 16,000 students took the inaugural administration of the enhanced ACT test . These test enhancements, which were anno...
ACT, SkillsUSA Team Up to Award Work-Ready Credentials to Highly Skilled Students
April 15, 2025
Category:
Industry News |
Press Release |
Workforce |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Through a new partnership, SkillsUSA national finalists can earn ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates I...
A Childhood Curiosity That Led to College
April 10, 2025
Category:
ACT Scholar |
Educator Resources |
Guest Blog |
ACT established the ACT Scholars program to nurture the academic talent of graduate and community college students at the University of Io...
ACT's American College Application Campaign Recognizes 6th Annual School of Excellence Recipients
April 02, 2025
Category:
ACT Center for Impact and Learning |
Press Release |
IOWA CITY, IOWA — ACT’s American College Application Campaign (ACAC), a national effort to increase the number of first-generation college s...
Revolution Prep Becomes One of ACT’s Preferred Test Prep Partners, Unlocking Exclusive Benefits for Students
March 25, 2025
Category:
ACT Test |
Industry News |
Press Release |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Revolution Prep Becomes One of ACT’s Preferred Test Prep Partners, Unlocking Exclusive Benefits for Students LOS ANGEL...
‘Attending College Makes Me Proud of Myself’
March 19, 2025
Category:
ACT Scholar |
Educator Resources |
Guest Blog |
ACT established the ACT Scholars program to nurture the academic talent of graduate and community college students at the University of Io...
Empowering Students Through SEL: Developing Lifelong Skills
March 06, 2025
Category:
Guest Blog |
Social and Emotional Learning |
In honor of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Week, ACT spoke with Stephanie Costner, chief education and innovation officer at New York Edge,...
‘Going to College is How I Would Be the Change in My Community’
February 28, 2025
Category:
Educator Resources |
Guest Blog |
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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ACT Scores Help Predict College Readiness for Students Testing With Accommodations
February 26, 2025
Category:
ACT Test |
Educator Resources |
Research |
By: Joann Moore, lead research scientist, and Joyce Schnieders, research scientist ACT has conducted multiple research studies providing evi...
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Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: The College Journeys of Three High School Students
February 13, 2025
Category:
ACT Center for Equity in Learning |
Equity |
Guest Blog |
As we celebrate Black History Month, ACT spotlights three inspiring high school seniors sharing their college journeys — their dreams, chall...
Answering Dr. King’s Call: Reflecting, Serving, and Building a More Just Future
January 20, 2025
Category:
ACT Center for Equity in Learning |
Equity |
Each year, a friend of mine pauses to read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s famous Letter from Birmingham jail (April 16, 1963) . This annual tra...
'Take Every Opportunity'
January 16, 2025
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 Io...