Indiana ACT scores stagnant
High school students posted the biggest score increase on the ACT college entrance exam in two decades this year, but average ACT scores in Indiana remained stagnant although higher than the national average.
The average score for Indiana's high school class of 2006 was 21.7 on a 36-point scale, the same as last year, according to scores released Wednesday.
Meanwhile, nationwide average scores rose from 20.9 last year to 21.1 this year on the exam, which measures students' readiness for college-level work.
‘‘We're pleased to see that our students are still performing above the national average, but we'd like to see that upward climb continue,'' said Jason Bearce, a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Education.
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At first I thought this story was another negative report about the woefull state of Indiana's public education system. Whew. I was wrong. I am so relieved to learn that recent ACT scores are still above the national average.
If my sarcasm isn't fairly obvious, I hardly think being 0.6 points better than the national average is something to hang our hats on. Typical poli-speak.
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