- ACT Inc., known for their college entrance exam of the same name, plans to begin measuring student performance from elementary school through high school.
- The new program, set to launch in 2014 would provide a constant, standardized means for teachers to know how their students are doing on a week-by-week basis.
- Common Core standards would help to shape the program, which would begin at the third-grade level.
From the article:
The organization that administers the ACT college entrance exam announced Monday it is developing a new assessment system aimed at measuring student growth beginning in elementary school through high school. ...