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ERIC Number: ED588041
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 24
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2015: African American Students
ACT, Inc.
The "Condition of College & Career Readiness 2015" is the ACT annual report on the progress of US high school graduates relative to college readiness. This report provides a national snapshot of academic performance among African American students in the 2015 high school graduating class who took the ACT® test and addresses questions of critical importance to our nation. This year's report shows that 59% of students in the 2015 US graduating class took the ACT® test, up from 57% last year and 49% in 2011. The increased number of test takers over the past several years enhances the breadth and depth of the data pool, providing a comprehensive picture of the current graduating class in the context of college readiness as well as offering a glimpse at the emerging educational pipeline. This report is designed to help educators understand and answer the following questions: (1) Are your students graduating from high school prepared for college and career?; (2) Are enough of your students taking core courses necessary to be prepared for success, and are those courses rigorous enough?; (3) What are the most popular majors/occupations, and what does the pipeline for each look like?; and (4) What other dimensions of college and career readiness, outside of academic readiness, should educators measure and track? [UNCF collaborated on this report with ACT, Inc. For the 2014 report, see ED588040.]
ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: ACT, Inc.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A