U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) | Tillis.sen.gov
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) | Tillis.sen.gov
The National Assessment of Educational Progress data shows that the national average ACT scores have fallen again this year. The average ACT score for the class of 2022 fell to 19.8 out of 36, down from 20.3 in 2021.
The news elicited comments from various politicians, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) assigning blame to President Joe Biden.
“This is a direct result of President Biden caving to teachers' union demands instead of prioritizing America's students,” Tillis tweeted recently.
Not only is the falling of the average scores alarming, but the number of students even taking the test has fallen as well, since fewer schools have been requiring it. Statistics show 1.35 million students took the test this year, compared with 1.91 million in 2018, keystonenevadakorner.com reported.
That has some expressing concern about the overall educational preparedness of students.
“Rapidly growing numbers of seniors leaving high school without meeting the college-readiness benchmark in any of the subjects we measure,” Janet Godwin, the CEO of ACT, said in the report.
Benchmarks like these help to predict where the students are ready for and can succeed in college. More than 40% of seniors met none of the ACT’s benchmarks for college readiness.
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