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Educators and workforce leaders across the country turned out in force for ACT’s FY2025 Regional Summits, and they made one thing clear: professional development is at the top of their list.That’s why ACT is evolving; in the coming weeks, the State Organizations network will become the ACT Professional Learning Community. The PL
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Accessibility, ACT Center for Impact and Learning, ACT Test
This year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day, celebrated on May 15, 2025, highlights the experiences of more than 1.3 billion people worldwide - including one in six students - living with a disability. Despite its size and growing recognition, this community still faces a gap between the need for accessibility and the availab
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PreACT, Press Release
Program honors 7th-9th graders who reach top scores on the preparatory examFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2025 [IOWA CITY, IA] – More than 100,000 7th-9th grade students from across the country have earned national recognition for their achievements on the PreACT 8/9. The PreACT Rising Stars program, in its inaugural year, honors