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College & Workforce Readiness
ACT Adds Summer Test Date, Matching College Board's Move
The ACT college-entrance exam will be offered in July, starting in 2018. The move follows on the scheduled introduction of a summer testing date this year for the SAT.
College & Workforce Readiness
In Flap About ACT Score Reporting, Montana Orders Review
Montana has hired an outside firm to conduct a policy and procedure review after discovering that ACT scores were incorrectly reported to the federal government.
College & Workforce Readiness
U.S. Ed. Dept. Defers Approval of ACT for Accountability in Wyoming, Wisconsin
Wisconsin and Wyoming were unable to win full approval from the U.S. Department of Education to use the ACT as their high school test. The department has demanded "substantial additional information" before it will consider approving the states' use of the exam.
Accountability
Montana's Report of ACT Scores to Feds Called Into Question
Montana's new superintendent alleges that her predecessor misrepresented the state's ACT scores to the U.S. Department of Education.
College & Workforce Readiness
College Readiness, College-Admissions Tests: The Most-Read Posts From 2016
College readiness and college-admissions testing dominated the list of the most-read posts of 2016 on "High School & Beyond" blog.
Federal
ACT to Offer Test Supports for English-Learners
Starting in fall 2017, English-learner students will be able to request extra time or other accommodations on the college-entrance exam.
English-Language Learners
ACT Offers First Accommodations for English-Language Learners
In a break from past practice, ACT Inc. has announced that it will begin offering accommodations for English learners.
College & Workforce Readiness
ACT Scores Drop Slightly as More 11th Graders Take the College-Readiness Exam
The decline in scores is not unexpected, say company representatives, because more states began requiring all 11th graders take the college readiness exam.
School & District Management
Two-Thirds of U.S. 11th Graders Now Taking ACT, While Scores Drop Slightly
The decline in scores is not unexpected, say company representatives, because more states began requiring all 11th graders take the college readiness exam.
College & Workforce Readiness
Another University Allows 'Score Choice' on the SAT
A recent decision by the University of Pennsylvania to let students choose which SAT scores to submit has sparked renewed reflection about how to level the playing field in college admissions.
College & Workforce Readiness
Many College-Ready Students Aren't Enrolling in College, Says ACT
About 20 percent of students who are likely well-prepared for their first year of college are not actually enrolling, finds a new report from the ACT.
College & Workforce Readiness
Interest in Teaching Continues to Drop Among High School Students
A new report by the ACT finds that the number of high school students interested in teaching is declining at an "alarming" rate.
College & Workforce Readiness
ACT Changes Scale for Writing Test Scores
The new scoring range is meant to eliminate test-takers' confusion over how to interpret their results.
College & Workforce Readiness
ACT Targets Underserved High Schoolers With New Center for Equity and Learning
The new ACT Center for Equity and Learning will focus on addressing educational equity issues such as expanding access to college for underserved learners and closing the achievement gap.