K-12 Professionals
Holistic Learning Solutions for Every Student at Every Step
Join schools from across the U.S. in making a difference for students from
K through career with ACT solutions.
ACT Academy
Point students toward personalized, free resources that are unique to their learning gaps.
The ACT Test
Provides you with the data necessary to position students for success after high school.
ACT Online Prep
Helps students prepare for the ACT test, featuring real questions from previous tests.
ACT Certified Educator
Provide your educators with formalized training in a holistic understanding of the ACT® test.
More Than a Score
Students who meet more ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are more likely to attend college and earn a degree within six years.
Longitudinal Assessment Systems Boost College and Career Readiness
Providing intervention at earlier grade levels is more successful in getting students on-track than at later grade levels.
Percentage Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks (Grades 11 and 12) Disaggregated by Grade 8 Academic Preparation Level
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Matters
Instruction in social and emotional skills results in improved academic achievement and greater workforce preparedness.
Preparing Students for College Success
Nearly half of all incoming students aren’t ready for college-level coursework in math or English. That’s a big problem, but ACT® CollegeReady™ is helping schools like Campus High School overcome it.
Students’ Views on Paying for College
Do students understand the ins and outs of financial aid?
Using Amazon Alexa to Prepare for the ACT
High school students will soon be able to use Amazon Alexa to help guide them through the ACT test process.
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2019 ACT College and Career Readiness Workshop (CCRW)
Learn new ways to look at your data to assist you and your students.
Join Your ACT State Organization
Help shape the education and workforce landscape so that everyone can achieve education and workplace success.
Certified Educator Courses Available this Summer
Attend training this summer to become an ACT Certified Educator to enhance your teaching strategies and skills
Resources for Educators
Your success is our success. We've developed resources to help you and your students achieve education and workplace success.
What Your Colleagues Are Saying
“The thing I like about ACT: At our school we don’t focus a lot on scores—we focus a lot more on benchmarks because we can tell what that means.”
–Alan Schotts
Career Center Coordinator,
Cody High School
“Students may be missing out on more scholarship opportunities—and, possibly, college altogether—by not taking the ACT.”
–Leslie Trundy
School Counselor
Morse High School
“When we say we value the ACT results and we’re going to take assessments once a year to find out where your kids are moving towards that college and career readiness benchmark, parents say that’s a value they can get behind.”
–Declan FitzPatrick
Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Fox C-6 School District
Research
Financial Aid Report
Dollars Rule Everything Around Me: College-Bound Students’ Views on Paying for College.
Student Access to Technology
How family income, racial/ethnic background, geography and other factors can affect students’ access to technology.
2017 Beating the Odds Roadtrip
Three underserved students travel across the U.S. to interview 16 inspiring professionals about how they were able to achieve education and career success.
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