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ACT Announces Free Test Prep Resources

The testing company ACT recently launched "ACT Academy," a free online test prep and learning tool for students who want to improve their ACT scores.  The service is similar to College Board's partnership with Kahn Academy for SAT test prep and aims to close the gap regarding equity, opportunity, and achievement for all students interested in test prep, including those who may not have the means or desire to pay for test preparation services.  The content is personalized for each student and uses instructional videos, practice questions, full-length practice tests, and games for learning.  The personalized approach is shaped by the student's previous ACT or preACT scores, which are entered by the student manually, as well as platform diagnostics.  ACT reports that the ACT Academy tool was developed in partnership with Khan Academy, NASA, PBS, and other organizations.  Making it even more user-friendly, ACT Academy is compatible with all devices and is available anywhere that a student has internet access.