As standardized testing for Ivy League and other U.S. colleges returns, families may wonder whether to trust the ACT and what its acquisition by ETS means for the future.

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The Academic Senate’s review of undergraduate admissions policy has been accelerated, meaning a policy change could come as soon as the 2027-2028 school year.

PHOENIX — Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year's high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years — the latest evidence of the enormity of learning disruption ...

Major changes are coming to the ACT college admissions exam in the spring, the CEO of ACT announced Monday. The exam will be evolving to “meet the challenges students and educators face” – and that ...

The testing giant ETS announced Tuesday that it will acquire college and career-readiness assessment company ACT—a move that could eventually have implications for the roughly 1.38 million students ...

Few aspects of the college application process get the blood pumping more than standardized tests. Even though I wasn’t the one filling in little ovals with a No. 2 pencil, I’ll admit to stressing a ...

Stress isn't necessarily a new feeling for high school students, but taking a standardized test like the ACT or SAT can bring its own set of challenges. These college entrance exams are somewhat ...

The ACT announced the changes on Tuesday, saying they're meant to better serve students. But the modifications may give even more advantages to rich students, close observers say. The ACT is one of ...

High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according ...

This year’s high school graduates scored lower on the ACT college admissions exam than any other class in the last 30 years, showing the toll pandemic-era disruptions has taken on student learning.