Why Plummeting ACT Scores Are Just The Beginning Of What’s To Come
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Why Plummeting ACT Scores Are Just The Beginning Of What’s To Come

Jeremy Adams

Historically low ACT scores are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to bad news in American education. Dig deeper and the picture is even more distressing and urgent — here’s why.

I really like it when my predictions are right on target — especially when they are expressed to a national audience with strong opinions of their own. But in this instance, and on this particular topic, I really (really, really) hope I am dead wrong. But here it is: the 30-year low in ACT scores revealed last week is just the tip of the iceberg of bad education news. Expect much more of it in the coming months and years.

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