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More Colleges Making SAT, ACT Exams Optional

A growing number of colleges are making the SAT and ACT tests optional for admission

November 5th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Higher Education, Learning, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

ACT Scores Fall to Lowest Level In 30 Years

Act-takers averaged 19.8 out of a possible 36 points on the college admissions test, the first time since 1991 nationwide results dipped below 20

October 13th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Childhood Education, Children, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Higher Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

PROOF POINTS: New evidence of high school grade inflation

ACT study finds that the trend of rising GPAs accelerated after 2016 and intensified during the pandemic

May 17th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Childhood Education, Children, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, GPA, Grade Inflation, High School, Higher Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Grade Inflation ‘Persistent, Systemic’ Even Prior to Pandemic, ACT Study Finds

Grade Inflation ‘Persistent, Systemic’ Even Prior to Pandemic, ACT Study Finds

May 16th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grade Inflation, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Integrating Essential Skills Questions on ACT Math

How to help students prepare for ACT math

November 3rd, 2021|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Studying a Foreign Language Can Help on ACT, SAT

How studying a foreign language can help students' improve their ACT and SAT performance

July 5th, 2021|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Bilingual, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, SAT, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Back-to-School Resolutions for At-Home ACT Testing

High school students should commit to doing these three things to prepare for the launch of an online, at-home ACT.

September 12th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Decline of SAT and ACT sparks dubious fears of high school grade inflation

Decline of SAT and ACT sparks dubious fears of high school grade inflation

August 16th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Children, College and Career Readiness, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Grade Inflation, Grading, High School, Higher Education, Learning, News, SAT, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Colleges go SAT/ACT-optional to ease burden on students

Colleges go SAT/ACT-optional to ease burden on students. Some colleges and universities have made the change permanent.

April 5th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, ACT, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Higher Education, Learning, News, SAT, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

How to Prep for Modeling Questions on ACT Math

Test taking tips for high school students studying for the math modeling portion of the ACT

June 11th, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, School, Students, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|