There are currently 492 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the United States—up from 189 just over two decades ago—which collectively comprise 15 percent of American colleges
September 15-October 15 is traditionally observed as Hispanic Heritage Month. We will feature stories from Hispanic Americans who will share their journeys, their struggles, and
Imagine going to school and being asked to complete a homework assignment that requires you to search for material online and write a brief summary
By: John H. Pryor, researcher, Pryor Education Insights LLC Evidence has been mounting to show the positive outcomes for college students engaging in experiential education
September 15-October 15 is traditionally observed as Hispanic Heritage Month. We will feature stories from Hispanic Americans who will share their journeys, their struggles, and
By Melissa Caperton, director, American College Application Campaign September means the start of a new school year, football season and college application season. The American
By: Juan Garcia, director, Client Relations September 15-October 15 is traditionally observed as Hispanic Heritage Month. We will feature stories from Hispanic Americans who will
By: Audra M. King, events coordinator, University of Iowa Center for Advancement As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating
By: Shannon Hayes, Policy Analyst, State & Federal Policy As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students. A
By: Katie Gragnaniello, Manager, Policy Communications, State & Federal Policy As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students.
By Tina McCoy Hearn, director for social impact, ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we
By: Karolyn Trumpold, program coordinator, Talent Strategy As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students. A First-Generation College
By: Kim Bauer, director, Implementation Services As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students. A First-Generation College Student
By: Savanah Schott, senior program manager, State Engagement As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students. A First-Generation
By: Christian A. Latino, Alex Casillas, PhD Prior research tells us that several pieces of student information, such as high school GPA and ACT Composite
By: Ada Woo, senior director, Strategy Implementation and Operations, ACTNext As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students.
By: Nate Scheib, recruiter, Talent Acquisition As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students. A First-Generation College Student
As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students. A First-Generation College Student is defined as a student whose
By: Teresa Niner, senior manager, Benefits & Wellness, Talent Strategy As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students.
By: Becky Bobek, director, Learning, Assessment, & Navigation Experiences Research As students across the nation head back to the classroom, we are celebrating First-Generation students.
By: Alex Casillas, Principal Research Scientist, Design-based Research, ACT The number of first generation college students (FGCS) in the United States is higher than many
By: Martha Kanter, Executive Director of the College Promise Campaign, and Yanelle Cruz, Policy and Development Fellow, College Promise Campaign At the College Promise Campaign,
By: Jim Larimore, Chief Officer This blog was originally posted to the ACT website Friday, July 13. We do not live in an equitable world.
By: Christina Gordon, Senior Director This article originally appeared on July 11, 2018 in Opportunity Nation The Opportunity Index is an important and vital resource
By: Amber O’Connor, Program Coordinator Summer melt, the phenomenon of students who have applied to and been accepted to college and don’t show up for
By: Katie Gragnaniello, Manager, Policy Communications, with support from ACT’s State and Federal Policy Team Summer’s here and many teachers are taking on additional jobs—waiting
By: Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart, contributor to Education Week This article originally appeared on June 18, 2018 in Education Week and Getting
By: Jim Larimore, Chief Officer for the Center for Equity in Learning, is a guest contributor for the Reach Higher initiative When LeBron James steps
By: Katie Gragnaniello, Manager, Partner Communications Again this year, we were thrilled to support and be part of College Signing Day in Philadelphia on May
By: Shannon Hayes, Policy Analyst, Public Affairs The true picture of Latino college completion must be measured on a longer scale than the traditional six
By: Dr. Martha J. Kanter, Executive Director, College Promise Campaign Why National Community College Month? Community colleges change lives and build productive, happier, and healthier
By: Katie Gragnaniello, Manager of Partner Communications College Signing Day is almost here! This year, we will mark the event with our friends from Better
By: Maya Cade-Special to ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning My first introduction to the concept of paying it forward was watching the 2000 feature
By: Jonna Higgins-Freese, Program Director-New Product Development When kids are struggling academically, parents struggle too. Recently, ACT’s New Product Development has been interacting with a
By: Katie Gragnaniello, Manager of Partner Communications Investing in STEM education in the U.S. is an investment in innovation, opportunity, and our global competitiveness. The
This post was first published on ACT’s Blog on 3/15/18 By: Alina Von Davier, Vice President, ACTNext Last week marked International Women’s Day. Recognizing such
This post was first published on the Committee for Economic Development’s Blog on 3/14/18 By: CHRISTINA GORDON, Senior Director, Center for Equity in Learning Business
Happy International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate and recognize the important achievements of women around the world. All month long
It’s that time of year again! Our friends at Excelencia in Education are now accepting nominations for this year’s Examples in Excelencia. Examples of Excelencia
We are honored and excited to have our friend, supporter, and advocate for first-generation college students, Yolanda Norman, share her experience about being the first
By: Juan Garcia, Senior Director, Center for Equity in Learning ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning participated in the 32nd Career and Education Day in
By: Nycole Stawinoga, Program Manager, Research & Communications I wasn’t supposed to be in the gifted program in grade school. My placement scores were considered
This opinion piece was first published in The Hill on 2/3/2018 By: Jim Larimore, Chief Officer, ACT Center for Equity in Learning The debate about the
We are thrilled to have our friend Eric Waldo, Executive Director of the Reach Higher initiative, share his experiences with his mentee, Verlando Brown. Eric
By: Nycole Stawinoga, Program Manager, Research and Communications, Center for Equity in Learning A recent report by UNCF and The University of Georgia, “HBCUs Make
We are excited to have Dr. Laura Owen, our friend and the Director of the Center for Postsecondary Readiness and Success at American University, guest blog
By: Alex Casillas, Ph.D., Principal Research Psychologist and Christian A. Latino, Research Assistant, ACT Demographics in the U.S. are changing. Today, most first-generation college students,
By: Nycole Stawinoga, Program Manager, Research and Communications, ACT Center for Equity in Learning On Tuesday, American University School of Education launched its Center for
By: Bobby Rush, District Manager, ACT State Organizations ACT State Organizations serves as a volunteer arm for ACT and is bolstered by more than 11,000
By: Jim Larimore, Chief Officer for the Center for Equity in Learning, guest contributor for the Reach Higher initiative A coworker of mine recently had a
By Juan Garcia, Senior Director, Center for Equity in Learning with support from Lew Montgomery, Maria Vasquez, and Tina McCoy Hearn Partnerships continue to drive the equity work of
By: Kurt Burkum, Senior Director of Research, with support from Nycole Stawinoga The last three months of 2017 saw ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning’s
By: Melissa Murer Corrigan, Vice President Social Impact, with support from Tina McCoy Hearn and Amber O’Connor As the Center for Equity in Learning continues
Recently, Higher Education Today featured a piece highlighting the lack of disaggregated data and missing narrative on Native students from Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs),
Yesterday, ACT Center for Equity in Learning sponsored the release of Opportunity Nation’s 2017 Opportunity Index at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and
By: Jeff McCullough, J.D., Senior Director for Accessibility, Center for Equity in Learning Earlier this month, I attended the Accessing Higher Ground conference—an event that
By Melissa Murer Corrigan, Vice President, Social Impact, Center for Equity in Learning As we mark Giving Tuesday this year – the global day of
By: Jody Donaldson, Scholarship & Alumni Officer at Kirkwood Community College “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” — Gandhi
Earlier this week, STEMx interviewed Christina Gordon, Senior Director at ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning to learn more about the Center and the work we
By: Nycole Stawinoga, Program Manager, Research and Communications The vast majority of students are working learners, which means they work and engage in education opportunities
Last summer, we teamed up with Roadtrip Nation and Better Make Room to send three young people who are in college (or on their way!)
Last summer, we teamed up with Roadtrip Nation and Better Make Room to send three young people who are in college (or on their way!)
Achieving education equity and innovation for students are two of the most pressing issues in education right now. These two forces were center stage at
By: Kurt Burkum, Senior Director, with support from Nycole Stawinoga Since its beginning, the ACT Foundation focused on understanding the intersection of education, work, and
This opinion piece was first published in The Hill on 10/26/2017 By: Jim Larimore, Chief Officer, ACT Center for Equity in Learning A tenet of President Trump
By: Melissa Murer Corrigan, VP Social Impact Record numbers, over 600 people, attended Close It 2017. This year, ACT participated in Innovate + Educate’s annual
By: Christina Gordon, Senior Director, ACT Center for Equity in Learning October marks the 17th annual LGBT History Month, a time to celebrate the contributions
By Jim Larimore, Chief Officer, ACT Center for Equity in Learning Can one person make a difference in the lives of every American? Thurgood Marshall
By: Andrew Cantine, Technical Editor, ACTNext Educational technologies are having an unprecedented impact across society in multiple sectors by opening new market areas, helping learners
By: Juan Garcia, Senior Director As fall begins it is always an exciting time to reflect on a great summer and the moments that create
By: Juan Garcia, Senior Director with support from Amy Nicknish, Tina McCoy Hearn, Lew Montgomery, and Maria Vasquez As another quarter comes to an end,
Melissa Murer Corrigan, Vice President Social Impact ACT has a broad and deep history of focusing on social responsibility. And focus on social impact is
By: Jeff L. McCullough, Senior Program Director, with support from Amber O’Connor, Program Coordinator ACT and The Center for Equity in Learning have been busy
By: Suzanne Conquest, Senior Director, State Organizations Preparing individuals for college and career success is no small task- and it’s never been more important. This is
Last week, we announced the launch of a new, interactive tool to aid in the college-going process. Steps2College, a partnership among the Center, American College Application
Last week my colleague Juan Garcia and I joined hundreds of educators, school counselors, advocates, nonprofits, foundations, and other education leaders in San Diego for
Friday marked the first day of National Hispanic Heritage Month. In acknowledgement of that, last week renowned author and activist Sandra Cisneros visited ACT’s
As a first-generation college student from California’s Central Valley, my story mirrors the experience of many underrepresented students across the country who struggle in their transition to higher education.
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Underserved students lag far behind their peers when it comes to college and career readiness, and the more underserved characteristics that students possess,
In June, ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning and ACT’s Product Line Management Horizon3 team convened a group of external researchers, practitioners, and foundations to
By: Amber O’Connor, Program Coordinator Back to school time has always been my favorite time of year. While I loved being in the classroom and
Our latest working learner reports “Who Does Work Work For? Understanding Equity in Working Learner College and Career Success” and “Equity in Working and Learning
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the majority of the 30 million students in the U.S. are working learners – that is, they work at
ACT Center for Equity in Learning’s Report Highlights Need for Lifelong Learning to Advance Equity WASHINGTON, D.C.—Aug. 28, 2017—Working more than 15 hours a week
It’s time to celebrate! Recently, our partners at Excelencia in Education announced their 2017 national finalists for Examples of Excelencia, an initiative honoring programs at
Last month, The Nation’s Rebecca Clarren wrote the gripping article “How America is Failing Native American Students.” She details the vast educational inequities Native students
It is August and back to school time. This summer there was a 100-year celebration for the Cathedral of St Raymond Parish, where I attended
Back to school. Never in my life had I dreaded these three words more than in 1970. All summer long my stomach rolled at the
This weekend I had “the talk” AGAIN with my sons, two young multiracial teenagers, so that they can understand what happened in Charlottesville and the
Interning with ACT Center for Equity and Learning was appealing to me because when I hear the term equity, I instantly think of the image
Every year, when the class assignments got mailed, I called my friend Anice Williams to see whose class she was in. From the time we
This summer, we brought education luminaries to our ACT campus as a continuation of the Center for Equity in Learning’s Distinguished Lecture Series. We were
One week ago, the U.S. celebrated the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is a federal civil rights law that
Last week, Jim Larimore, Amy Nicknish, and I had the opportunity to sit with Former First Lady Michelle Obama at the Beating the Odds Summit
On July 21, Juan Garcia, Roseina Britton, and I traveled to Dubuque to meet with Nancy Van Milligen, president and CEO; Julee Albers director of
Last month, we brought education luminaries to ACT to discuss their real-world experiences working with students in need. We heard from North Carolina elementary school
By: Amber O’Connor, Program Coordinator, ACT Center for Equity in Learning Last week, our team stood up to summer slide by volunteering at the Zach Johnson
Some students want STEM-related learning and career opportunities so desperately, they make their own. One example is Wyatt Tauber of Minnesota, whom ACT spotlighted during
As announced late last year, starting this fall ACT will be providing additional support for students taking the ACT who are English learners. Why is
In June, the Institute for Immigration, Globalization, and Education at the University of California, Los Angeles, with support from the ACT Center for Equity in
