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ACT Wraps Up Successful FY25 State Organizations Regional Summit Circuit; New Professional Learning Community Coming Soon
May 16, 2025
Educators and workforce leaders across the country turned out in force for ACT’s FY2025 Regional Summits, and they made one thing clear: pro...
ACT Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 15, 2025
Category:
Accessibility |
ACT Center for Impact and Learning |
ACT Test |
This year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day, celebrated on May 15, 2025, highlights the experiences of more than 1.3 billion people world...
ACT Recognizes Some of the Nation’s Brightest Students with the PreACT Rising Stars Program
May 14, 2025
Category:
PreACT |
Press Release |
Program honors 7th-9th graders who reach top scores on the preparatory exam FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2025 [IOWA CITY, IA] – More than ...
Leadership and Brotherhood: Terrell Woodard Jr.'s Path to Success
May 08, 2025
Category:
ACT Center for Impact and Learning |
Guest Blog |
For many students, taking the ACT is more than just a test — it’s an opportunity to strengthen skills, build resilience, and prepare for th...
Support Youth Apprenticeships with ACT's Apprenticeship Toolkit & WorkKeys
May 07, 2025
Category:
Industry News |
Workforce |
Youth Apprenticeship Week |
As the school year comes to a close, many students are choosing to enter the workforce after high school graduation. This is a great time t...
I Wanted To Do Something That Wasn't Expected of Me
May 06, 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 I...
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,...