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As the new school year begins, schools are turning their attention to leveraging SAT® and ACT® data within Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to drive instruction. While these assessments offer valuable insights into student performance, understanding how to effectively use norm-referenced test data in a…

Thomas Sauve, the middle and high school principal of Elmwood School District in Wisconsin, first heard about Progress Learning in an unexpected way: on the way to a bar after a state principal’s convention in Green Bay. He was talking about how he wanted…

Parker Sherrod, the Student Success Coach at Monument Valley High School in San Juan School District, Utah, knows that preparing for the ACT® exam is more than the final score. It is about developing the life skills of practice,…

When planning an assessment calendar, you should always start with the question: What are we going to do after we give the assessment? This is true for an individual teacher planning for their classroom or a Director of…

Most of us educators agree on the value of assessments. They help us measure student learning, describe student growth, and plan for the next round of instruction. However, we often tend to plan our assessment calendars based on when it is most convenient to administer the…

In early 2018, Progress Learning began it’s partnership with Yuma Union High School District after they released an RFP seeking practice assessments with ACT® exam-like items for the purpose of utilizing them as benchmark assessments for state level reporting throughout the school year. After winning the RFP, we also worked…

On May 14, 2024 Illinois State Superintendent Dr. Tony Sanders announced that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will be switching from the SAT to the ACT for the state’s high school accountability assessment. Starting in 2025, this transition carries…

As students navigate college entrance exams, they are faced with numerous decisions to make. Among these choices, a significant one for those opting for the ACT® this year is whether to stick with the traditional pen-and-paper method or embrace the newer online testing option. This decision…

As the number of English Language Learners (ELLs) continues to grow in the United States, it is increasingly important to ensure that these students have equal access to education and educational opportunities, including standardized tests such as the ACT®. Standardized tests play an important role…