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ACT releases toolkit to align education, employers, and economic development
ACT announced Friday it’s releasing the Pathways to Success Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to help communities strengthen the connection between education systems and workforce opportunities. Developed in partnership with Metropolitan Community College of Nebraska and the College of Southern…
ACT report reveals disparities in college prep opportunities due to COVID-19
ACT, based in Iowa City, released new survey data recently showing strong links between participating…
ACT CEO: Removal of standardized test mandate ‘unsupported by research’
In January, the Iowa Board of Regents abolished the mandate requiring high school students to…
Planting a seed
When Samantha Flores was growing up in a small Illinois town, she didn’t have a…
ACT to expand student outcomes research with new grant award
ACT has been selected as a winner of the 2021 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine…
ACT tabs Doshi as chief product and technology officer
ACT has named Mehul Doshi as its chief product and technology officer. “I look forward…
ACT study finds Latinx students facing COVID-19 challenges benefitted from social and emotional learning
Social and emotional learning (SEL) lessons are showing promising signs of growth for Latinx students…
ACT report: Online learning proves burdensome for first-year and low-income college students
While the pandemic has impacted all people greatly, first-year college students are certainly no exception.…
ACT streamlines test access for disabled students
College testing provider ACT, based in Iowa City, has announced plans to increase accessibility to…
ACT earns Research-Based Design product certification
Mosaic™ by ACT® Adaptive Academic Learning has earned the Research-Based Design product certification from Digital…
Diversity Straight Up: Equality in standardized testing
In the latest episode of CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…
Godwin named permanent CEO at ACT
Janet Godwin Janet Godwin has been named the permanent CEO of ACT Inc., the Iowa…
ACT settles class action suit for $16M
ACT Inc. has agreed to a $16 million settlement over a class action lawsuit alleging…
Making school work
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] School is back in session across much of the Corridor, and…
ACT delays online test launch as headwinds mount
Months of COVID-19 related test date cancellations have frustrated students and parents as time ticks…
Kirkwood poised for more growth
CBJ Editorial With the COVID-19 pandemic, institutions of higher education are facing some of the…