{"id":6942,"date":"2022-10-19T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T18:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=6942"},"modified":"2022-10-19T18:01:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T18:01:52","slug":"act-scores-continue-to-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2022\/10\/19\/act-scores-continue-to-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT scores continue to decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2022\/10\/19\/act-scores-continue-to-decline\/noun-admission-4351583\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"noun-admission-4351583\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583-1024x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6943\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/noun-admission-4351583.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/13\/us\/act-class-of-2022-scores-lowest-30-years\/index.html\">ACT scores continue<\/a> to decline with 40% of those taking the test (supposedly interested in college) not meeting any of the standards for doing college work (performance in English, reading, math, and science). While the ACT organization says that COVID plays a role in this decline, the downward pattern has existed for some time and COVID only increased the rate of decline. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_6942\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"6942\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACT scores continue to decline with 40% of those taking the test (supposedly interested in college) not meeting any of the standards for doing college work (performance in English, reading, math, and science). 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