Thinking about taking the ACT? Understanding how scores work and where you stand can help you prep smarter and aim higher. I’ve studied score trends across multiple years, and the national average ACT ...

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States with lower average credit scores have experienced greater declines in the past couple of years than those with higher ones, according to a recent study by Montana-based analytics company Fair ...

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School districts in the Houston area saw another year of falling SAT scores, mirroring a national slide that has persisted since the pandemic. Newly released data from the Texas Education Agency shows ...