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College & Workforce Readiness
U.S. Ed. Dept. Warns Districts to Step Up Student Privacy Protections for SAT, ACT
New guidance from the U.S. Education Department warns states and districts that they risk violating federal data-privacy laws if they don't abide by key practices when administering the SAT or ACT.
Federal
North Dakota Is First State to Let Districts Use ACT Instead of State Exam
North Dakota has become the first state in the country to take advantage of a new kind of assessment flexibility: It won federal permission to give school districts the right to substitute the ACT for the state's own required high school test.
College & Workforce Readiness
News in Brief
ACT Inc. to Launch Free Service for Students' Test Preparation
ACT Inc. has added a new, free test-preparation service to its lineup.
Assessment
ACT Adds New, Free Test-Prep Service
ACT Inc.'s new free test-prep service arrives amid ever-increasing competition with its rival, the College Board, which offers free test prep of its own.
Assessment
Are the ACT or SAT Good Substitutes for State Tests? New Study Raises Questions
A new study raises questions about how easily states can use the SAT or ACT instead of their required high school achievement tests.
College & Workforce Readiness
Testing, Bachelor's Degrees and More: the Most-Read 'High School & Beyond' Posts of 2017
The most-read blog posts of 2017 show a wide-ranging interest in financial aid, the value of high school diplomas and bachelor's degrees, and, yes, testing screwups.
College & Workforce Readiness
More Free ACT, SAT Score Reports Announced for Low-Income Students
ACT announces an expansion of its policy to let low-income students send their test scores to colleges for free. Almost immediately, the College Board announced that it is expanding its own free-score-report policy.
College & Workforce Readiness
In Battle With ACT, College Board Notches One More Win. But Who's Counting?
In its market-share battle with ACT, the College Board adds one more statewide contract: West Virginia.
College & Workforce Readiness
Are More Students Submitting ACT Scores With College Applications?
College admissions officers have noticed an increase in the number of students submitting ACT scores with their college applications, according to a survey by Kaplan, which partners with ACT to offer test prep for that exam.
Assessment
Students' Scores Inch Up on ACT Exam
This year's gains were especially notable for Hispanic students, whose college-readiness scores rose even as they took the exam in greater numbers.
College & Workforce Readiness
ACT Agrees to Provide Scores for Students Caught in Testing Snafu
A mixup with the ACT in Ohio and Tennessee jeopardized the college-admission scores of nearly 2,800 students, but the ACT has reversed its decision to withhold those scores.
College & Workforce Readiness
News in Brief
ACT Adds July Date to Testing Schedule
ACT Inc. announced last week that it will begin offering a summer test date for the ACT college-admissions exam beginning next year.
Accountability
Smarter Balanced Looks to Partner With SAT or ACT on Hybrid Test
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium put out a request for proposal today seeking a partnership to create a test that both measures standards-mastery and can be used for college admissions.
Assessment
California Refuses District Request to Use SAT Instead of State Test
The Long Beach school district in California wanted to use the SAT as its high school test instead of Smarter Balanced, but the state board rejected its request.