A few weeks ago, we reported on local news High school juniors in Russell County and across the state will now take the SAT in the spring instead of the ACT.
This is a notable change, as high school students in Kentucky have taken the ACT for more than 15 years.
The topic was brought up at this week’s board of education meeting, and Superintendent Michael Ford said some parents have had questions about the change. Ford said students are still able to take the ACT if they choose, but the high school’s accountability scores will now be based off the SAT.
The test is administered to high school juniors across the state in the spring.
The SAT is a shorter exam than the ACT, and is administered digitally. The SAT is about 40 minutes shorter than the ACT. The SAT also has shorter reading passages on the reading and writing sections, and doesn’t have a science portion.
The SAT is accepted at colleges and universities across the US, including Kentucky’s major institutions.
