Coverage dated October 11, 2022 to October 13, 2022

U.S. high school seniors in 2022 had lowest ACT score in three decades

Headline from ABC 12 Flint, on the newest of 2 developments

The U.S. high school graduating class of 2022 had the lowest average ACT score in more than three decades, the organization behind the test said on Wednesday, noting the class

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Developments in this update

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  1. ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years in pandemic slide

    Headline from Fox10 Phoenix ·

  2. Newest

    U.S. high school seniors in 2022 had lowest ACT score in three decades

    Headline from ABC 12 Flint ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

57 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Dickinson Press

    ACT scores fall to historic lows for graduates hit by pandemic school closures (opens The Dickinson Press)

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    The Dickinson Press's feed description

    Nationwide, the Class of 2022 had a composite score of 19.8, the lowest in at least 30 years.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years in pandemic slide (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year's high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years — the latest evidence of the enormity of learning disruption during the pandemic.

  3. NPR

    ACT test scores drop to their lowest in 30 years in a pandemic slide (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The class of 2022's average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that the average score was below 20.

  4. Fox News

    ACT scores hit lowest point in more than 30 years, evidence of learning disruption caused by pandemic (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    ACT scores for this years high school graduates were the lowest they have been in over 30 years. Some suggest that this is due to the learning disruption caused by the pandemic.

  5. Portland Press Herald

    ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The results show a decline in preparedness for college-level coursework.

  6. CBS News

    ACT test scores fall to lowest level in 30 years following pandemic (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    ACT test scores made public in a report Wednesday reveal an "alarming" decline in preparedness for college-level coursework.

  7. Forbes

    ACT College Admission Test Scores Drop To 30-Year Low As Effects Of Covid-Era Online Learning Play Out (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Only 22% of students who took the ACT passed benchmarks in all four measures (English, reading, math and science).

  8. Washington Examiner

    'Failing our kids': ACT scores fall to lowest average in 30 years (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The average ACT score for high school graduates in 2022 was a full half a point lower than the year before and the lowest composite score average in three decades, according to a new report.

  9. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    ACT test scores lowest in 30 years (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

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    The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description

    Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year's high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years.

  10. KVIA El Paso

    US high school seniors of 2022 had lowest average ACT score in more than three decades. But scores have for years been going down (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    New data shows that US universities fell in the world rankings while Chinese universities rose. CNN's chief business correspondent Christine Romans reports on the rankings and a significant drop in average ACT test scores.

  11. Deseret News

    ACT scores are the lowest they’ve been in 30 years — here’s what we know (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    The graduating class of 2022 has averaged at an ACT score of 19.8 out of 36 and is now the first class since 1991 to fall below an average score of 20.

  12. ABC 12 Flint

    U.S. high school seniors in 2022 had lowest ACT score in three decades (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    The U.S. high school graduating class of 2022 had the lowest average ACT score in more than three decades, the organization behind the test said on Wednesday, noting the class

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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