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State releases first batch of Michigan Merit results

LANSING Mich. Most of last academic year’s Michigan high school juniors did well enough on a new standardized test to eventually get some college scholarship money from the state.

August 14, 2007

ACT scores in Louisiana continue upward trend

BATON ROUGE La. The average composite score for Louisiana students taking the American College Test in 2007 was 20.1, the same as last year, the state’s top higher education board said Wednesday.

August 14, 2007

Growth in ACT Participation Fueled By Blacks, Hispanics

More Black and Hispanic high school graduates are taking the ACT, but they continue to post the lowest composite score averages, according to the ACT College Readiness Report released Wednesday.

August 14, 2007

Ark. ACT results reach record in math and reading

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas high school students reached record scores on the math and reading portion of the ACT college entrance exam this year, but the state still trailed the national composite average on the standardized test.

August 14, 2007

Iowa’s ACT scores up slightly, remain among nation’s highest

DES MOINES Iowa Iowa high school graduates’ average ACT scores increased slightly this year and remain among the highest nationally.

August 14, 2007

Minnesota students top nation in ACT scores

ST. PAUL Graduating seniors in Minnesota had the highest average score in the nation on the ACT college admission and placement exam for the third straight year in 2007, according to results released Wednesday by ACT.

August 14, 2007

ACT scores continue modest upward trend for class of 2007

The high school class of 2007 posted a modest increase on the ACT college entrance exam, extending the test’s upward scoring trend and showing improved levels of preparation for college.

August 14, 2007

Indiana ACT scores improve, remain above national average

INDIANAPOLIS This year’s class of Indiana high school seniors averaged higher scores on the ACT college entrance exam than those a year earlier, keeping state scores above a steadily climbing national average.

August 14, 2007

Nebraska ACT scores rise to 22.1 average

OMAHA Neb. Nebraska’s 2007 graduating seniors scored slightly higher on the ACT college entrance exam than the 2006 graduates who took the test.

August 13, 2007

Indians criticize No Child Left Behind

SANTA FE The No Child Left Behind law fails to recognize native cultures and languages, American Indian officials and educators told a U.S. Senate committee.

August 12, 2007

Goucher College dropping SATs as requirement for admissions

TOWSON Md. Goucher College has dropped the requirement that applicants submit SAT scores, the second four-year institution in Maryland to do so.

July 27, 2007

In Education We Trust – The Education Trust

Kati Haycock, director of The Education Trust, has released a new report full of data that she hopes will support efforts to improve the quality of public education.

July 14, 2007

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