Front page Washington Post: More students taking ACT along with SAT

Related graphic, ACT vs. SAT, showing Iowa City-based ACT gains in Washington, DC, area while SAT numbers are flat.

From Washington Post:

Melissa Goldberg, 17, a senior at James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, took the ACT last month on the advice of her guidance counselor and her parents, who reminded her that the ACT had come up in all of her college visits. …

“We’re growing everywhere, but it’s especially dramatic down the East Coast,” said Jon Erickson, vice president for educational services at ACT. …

To an extent, the recent popularity of ACT reflects backlash against changes to the SAT. The College Board expanded the exam from two sections to three in 2005. The result was a longer test that some students did not care to take twice. …

Here’s a PDF of today’s front page of the Washington Post. You’ll find the story in lower left part of page.

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