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Contact Information • art.fuller@state.tn.us • tim.zeidner@state.tn.us • Research AssociatesState Board of Education
ACT BENCHMARKS The ACT Benchmarksare important for ALL Students, whether you intend to go to college or straight to the workforce Ready for College = Ready for Workforce Training
Readiness Benchmarks • ACT’s research has found that the skills required to be ready for college are the SAME SKILLS required to succeed and advance in the career and technical workforce.http://www.act.org/path/policy/pdf/ReadinessBrief.pdf
ACT SUBJECT ACT (Grade 11-12) PLAN (Grade 10) EXPLORE (Grade 8-9) English 18 15 13 Algebra 22 19 17 Social Science 21 17 15 Biology 24 21 20 ACT Readiness Benchmarks
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