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New Post-COVID Study Finds High School GPA is Becoming a Less Reliable Indicator for First-Year College GPA
September 25, 2024
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Report suggests students might be underprepared for their postsecondary academic journeys; study shows ACT Composite scores continue to be a...
Fewer High School Seniors Ready for College as ACT Scores Continue to Decline
October 10, 2023
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More than four in 10 seniors meet none of the college readiness benchmarks; 70% of seniors fall short of college readiness benchmark for mat...
‘COVID Cohort’ of College-Bound High School Seniors Report High Levels of Academic, Social, and Personal Preparation for College
October 02, 2023
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Graduating seniors call for greater transparency about admissions timelines and processes IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nearly nine in 10 (86%) college-...
Nearly Half of High School Seniors in the ‘COVID Cohort’ Say Pandemic Affected College Or Career Choices
June 07, 2023
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Students from low-income families were most likely to be affected; students faced financial difficulties and uncovered new interests and pas...
How English Learners Experience and Perceive Testing Supports
April 19, 2023
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COVID-19 |
Educator Resources |
Equity |
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By: Joyce Schnieders, research scientist, and Joann Moore, senior research scientist As part of ACT’s mission to help people achieve educati...
Community College Month: ‘We Focus on Removing Barriers to Success’
April 11, 2023
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COVID-19 |
Equity |
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April is Community College Month, an annual opportunity to get the word out about why community colleges matter. To celebrate, ACT asked Dr....
Students Report Greater Appreciation for Their Teachers and Education Due to Pandemic Experiences
February 22, 2023
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Students who would be first-generation collegegoers suffered greatest negative effects from pandemic IOWA CITY, Iowa—Despite the negative ...
2023 School Counselor of the Year Talks Student Health and Success
February 06, 2023
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In celebration of National School Counseling Week, Feb. 6-10, we asked 2023 School Counselor of the Year Meredith Draughn for her insights...
Reflecting on ACT Research Successes in 2022
December 15, 2022
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COVID-19 |
Equity |
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Social and Emotional Learning |
This year, ACT released a variety of significant research, courtesy of the strong subject matter expertise from our Research team. This expe...
The Pandemic’s Effect on ACT: Sharpening Commitments to Higher Ed
October 25, 2022
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ACT Updates |
COVID-19 |
By: Kenton Pauls, senior director for Higher Education Strategy and Engagement When historians author their account of the “pandemic years,”...
Mode of Learning Linked to Slight COVID-19 Rebound in 2022
August 10, 2022
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COVID-19 |
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In 2021, ACT research examined the effects of the pandemic on student learning. This year, we revisited the data to see what, if any, gai...
Pandemic Research Suggests Solutions for Student Mental Health Crisis
July 25, 2022
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COVID-19 |
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By: Isabelle Keever, strategic communications intern When school buildings closed at the height of the pandemic, 55 million students were le...
Higher Ed Should Implement Increased Support to Combat Class of 2026 Disrupted Learning
July 14, 2022
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COVID-19 |
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By: Lauryn Lovett, strategic communications intern As the incoming college class of 2026 attempts to move beyond the pandemic’s tight and di...
Escalating Grade Inflation Means Objective Measures Must be Considered in College Applications
May 24, 2022
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By: Edgar Sanchez, lead research scientist, ACT As seniors across the country anticipate the culmination of their high school journeys, they...