Tomorrow, March 6, , for the first time ever, nearly all public and charter school 11th graders will be required to take the ACT ® college entrance exam. The ACT is a curriculum- and standards-based educational and career planning tool that assesses students' academic readiness for college. In December 2011, the State Board of Education approved the ACT to become a part of North Carolina’s new accountability model for high schools that will be implemented statewide in 2012-13.....
"Now every high school student in North Carolina will be able to take the test and receive an ACT score to include in their college applications at no cost for their families," Atkinson said. "This helps eliminate a barrier to higher education and will bring many students one step closer to earning their college degrees," Atkinson said.
Read more at http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/newsroom/news/2011-12/20120229-02
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