High School Readiness

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Developing the STEM Education Pipeline (PDF; 107KB, 8 pages)
This report makes recommendations for strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in middle schools and high schools.
ACT Issue Brief, 2006

Differential Grading Standards Among High Schools (PDF; 586KB, 35 pages)
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate differential grading standards among public high schools.
ACT Research Report, 2004

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology in Our Schools (PDF; 570KB, 32 pages)
Technology should help lead the way to improve teaching and learning in our schools. The ability to incorporate the educational opportunities that technology promises will help level the playing field throughout K-12 education.
ACT Policy Report, 2004

High School Grade Inflation from 1991 to 2003 (PDF; 483KB, 34 pages)
This report presents the results of a study investigating inflation in high school GPA. Depending on the subject area, the average amount of grade inflation varied between 0.20 and 0.26 on a scale of 0 (F) to 4 (A).
ACT Research Report, 2004

The Promise of Baldrige for K-12 Education (PDF; 646KB, 38 pages)
Although not without controversy, efforts focused on improving quality processes based upon the Malcolm Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence may hold promise for fundamentally improving K-12 education.
ACT Policy Report, 2002