Tag: ACT
ACT test date confirmation
Because of the importance of the ACT for students and the fact that many Kentucky students will take the exam only once, we are asking superintendents to decide now whether they will keep the district’s testing date as March 12 or utilize the remaining test date for 11th-graders of April 24.
ACT offering free online learning tool
ACT is providing a free resource now available to all students, parents, teachers, principals and other educators.
Kentucky graduates see slight increase on ACT
The percentage of Kentucky public high school graduates meeting the state’s college readiness benchmarks on the ACT college-entrance exam in English, mathematics and reading saw an incremental increase, according to data released Oct. 17 by ACT.
Achievement remains flat, gaps persist in Kentucky schools
The Kentucky Department of Education released 2017-2018 student assessment results, and also identified the state’s lowest performing schools as well as those struggling to meet the needs of specific groups of students.
Computer-based ACT to be repeated for students unable to take exam
ACT plans to repeat the first ACT that was exclusively computer-based at international testing centers Sept. 29 for students who were unable to take the test due to glitches.
Graduation rate, Advanced Placement and ACT scores rise
The percentage of Kentucky public school students graduating from high school continued to increase; more students took rigorous Advanced Placement tests and earned a qualifying score of 3 or higher; and students scored higher with a greater percentage of them meeting readiness benchmarks on the ACT, according to 2016-17 assessment data released today by the Kentucky Department of Education.
Kentucky graduates hold steady on ACT
The percentage of Kentucky public high school graduates meeting the state’s college-readiness benchmarks on the ACT college-entrance exam in reading and mathematics increased marginally, but slightly fewer students met the state English benchmark, according to data released today by ACT.
ACT surveying how science, history are taught in grades K-3
ACT is conducting surveys with Kentucky teachers, principals and district leaders through March to better understand how schools prioritize teaching science and history/social studies...
Kentucky graduates make incremental gains on ACT
Kentucky public high school graduates held steady in meeting the state’s college-readiness benchmarks on the ACT college-entrance exam in reading and English, but lost ground in meeting the state mathematics benchmark, according to data released by ACT.
Franklin-Simpson in the sweet spot of agriculture education
High school’s agriculture program brings academic, career and technical education and leadership skills together for success.
