201. How College Board and ACT Are Changing

Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast · May 21, 2021 · 27m

While the College Board and ACT have become synonymous with the SAT and ACT respectively, the test makers strive to contribute much more than their flagship exams to the challenges of education, equity, and college and career readiness. Amy and Mike invited journalist Jon Marcus to explore all the ways College Board and ACT are changing.

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

What are some little-known but substantial aspects of the test makers' business models?

What are the College Board and ACT doing to diversify?

How successful have these organizations been in pivoting from…