Among ACT-giving states, by contrast, no state scored better than 74 percent on the comparable non-selective benchmark — 17 points — while only 53 percent of Mississippi students could hit that mark. The numbers of students capable of rising to the next benchmark — the 19 that would ensure admission to a public college — plunged to between 36 percent and 55 percent.
Clearly, far too many SREB states are not yet ensuring college readiness for far too many students.
"By any measure, we're doing better than we were before. But we have some work to do before we meet our challenge to lead the nation," Lord says.
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