Student achievement on the ACT, the popular college admissions test, hasn't improved in years.You mean more money spent on education doesn't yield higher test scores?
The national average ACT composite score for graduating high school students in 2015 was 21 out of a possible 36, according to the organizer's annual report on college and career readiness, released last week. This average has remained roughly the same for the past 10 years.
That's basically a D-minus, says Chris Roden, who teaches English and ACT prep at Lebanon High School in Missouri. "But that makes scholarships based on ACT a little easier for the kids that do above average."
About 40 percent of this year's graduating test-takers showed strong readiness for college in most subject areas, while 31 percent did not meet readiness levels in any areas, according to the test's organizers. These percentages have remained roughly the same for the past several years. The ACT tests students in English, math, reading and science.
Monday, August 31, 2015
High School Teachers Dish on Why ACT Scores Aren't Improving
U.S. News and World Report reports:
