1999 News Releases

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September 29, 1999	ACT Introduces ACTive Prep Students preparing for the ACT Assessment can now get high-tech help from the experts with ACTive Prep, a new, interactive CD-ROM produced by ACT.
September 21, 1999	Colleges Find Many Uses for Test Information While most colleges use entrance exams, many use them for more purposes than simply admitting students. And those additional uses improve students' chances for success, admissions officials say.
August 1999	1999 ACT National and State Scores A description of the academic abilities and nonacademic characteristics of ACT-tested 1999 high school graduates.
August 17, 1999	ACT Scores Show Significant Gains in the '90s College-bound high school students have established a "first"—a decade in which the national average ACT score increased substantially.
August 2, 1999	Urban Students Make Modest Gains in ACT Test Scores College-bound urban high school graduates raised their average ACT score last year, according to a study examining the ACT performance of students from 52 of the nation's big-city school districts.
April 6, 1999	Taking Math Classes Leads to Success on ACT Test New data from ACT suggest that students who take more math are better prepared for college than other students.
January 29, 1999	ACT Awarded Contract for Foreign Service Exam The U. S. Department of State has awarded ACT, Inc. the contract to develop and administer the annual Foreign Service Written Examination, the initial step for those wanting to become foreign service officers.

The preceding is a selection of ACT news releases.

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