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Escalating Grade Inflation Means Objective Measures Must be Considered in College Applications
By: Edgar Sanchez, lead research scientist, ACT
As seniors across the country anticipate the...
‘We are Capable!’ Pioneering Student Shares Perspective on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
By: Katie Featherston, senior director for accessibility
Grade Inflation a Systemic Problem in US High Schools, ACT Report Shows
Grade inflation accelerated in 2020 and 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic and
growth of...
Bringing Students Together Creates College Application Success
By: Lisa King, director, American College Application Campaign
ACT Submits Victim Impact Statement as Operation Varsity Blues Winds Down
With Wednesday’s sentencing of Joey Chen in one of the final Operation Varsity Blues cases, and...
AERA Names Daniel M. Koretz Recipient of the 2022 E. F. Lindquist Award
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the award named for ACT’s co-founder, which honors...
Oregon Community Colleges Spring Into Action to Help More Students Make a Postsecondary Plan
By: Rosa Maria Banuelos-Uribe, admissions and recruitment coordinator, Lane Community College,...
ACT’s American College Application Campaign Honors High Schools Across US With School of Excellence Awards
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The American College Application Campaign (ACAC), a national effort to increase...
ACT Statement on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request
The administration’s ambitious 2023 budget proposal aims to advance economic prosperity and expand...