Today, approximately 100,000 high school juniors throughout North Carolina will take the ACT exam. According to the NC Department of Public Instruction press release,
The ACT is a curriculum- and standards-based educational and career planning tool that assesses students’ academic readiness for college. In December 2011, the State Board of Education approved the ACT to become a part of North Carolina’s new accountability model for high schools that will be implemented statewide in 2012-13.
For some perspective on North Carolina’s adoption of the ACT test, read this.
