> More graduating students taking the ACT are also doing so through statewide and districtwide testing programs. For the class of 2022, 60% of students who took the ACT did so at least once through those programs, compared with 27% in 2015.
> Fifteen out of the 23 states participating in the program require students to take the ACT in their classrooms during regular school hours, regardless of whether they plan to apply to college.
> The aim is to increase access to the college admissions exam to students who may not otherwise have the opportunity.
Makes sense to me… require more students to take an exam they otherwise wouldn’t have and you will get an average lower score. Students that choose to take the exam are more likely to be prepared for taking it, and thus will study more and achieve higher scores.
Regardless. Agreed that this is potentially a good thing for helping highlight which schools need more assistance.
> Fifteen out of the 23 states participating in the program require students to take the ACT in their classrooms during regular school hours, regardless of whether they plan to apply to college.
> The aim is to increase access to the college admissions exam to students who may not otherwise have the opportunity.
Makes sense to me… require more students to take an exam they otherwise wouldn’t have and you will get an average lower score. Students that choose to take the exam are more likely to be prepared for taking it, and thus will study more and achieve higher scores.
Regardless. Agreed that this is potentially a good thing for helping highlight which schools need more assistance.