{"id":1689063,"date":"2022-10-14T10:47:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1689063"},"modified":"2022-10-14T11:24:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T15:24:23","slug":"pandemic-side-effect-kids-bombing-college-admissions-tests-at-particularly-alarming-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pandemic-side-effect-kids-bombing-college-admissions-tests-at-particularly-alarming-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic Side Effect? Kids Bombing College Admissions Tests at \u2018Particularly Alarming\u2019 Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpandemic-side-effect-kids-bombing-college-admissions-tests-at-particularly-alarming-rate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1689063&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">The<\/span><\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">ACT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">College<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Admissions<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Test<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">dropped<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">to<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">its<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">lowest<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">level<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">in<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">30<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">years<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">after<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">pandemic<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">swept<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">nation<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">&#8216;s<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">schools<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">average<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">composite<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">score<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">for<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">class<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word \">2022<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">was<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed\">19.8<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">out<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">36<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">lowest<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">level<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">since<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word \">1991<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sentence changed\"><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">The<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">graduates<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">this<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">year<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">&#8216;s<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">senior<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">high<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">school<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">were<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">affected<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">by<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">pandemic<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">for<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">three<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">years<\/span><\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">These<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">total<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">results<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">fuel<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">concerns<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">that<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">post<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">pandemic<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">graduates<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">are<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">not<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">prepared<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">for<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">college<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">work<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">42<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">percent<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">ACT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">graduates<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">failed<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">to<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">meet<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">up<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">college<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">readiness<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">benchmarks<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">(<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">English<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">reading<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">math<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">science<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">)<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Year<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">In<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">past<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">38<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">percent<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">students<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">failed<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">to<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">meet<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">benchmarks<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sentence changed\"><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">The<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">magnitude<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">declines<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">this<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">year<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">is<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">particularly<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">alarming<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">said<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">ACT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">CEO<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Janet<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word \">Godwin<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sentence changed active\">\u00a0<span class=\"punctuation_mark\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">We<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">see<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">rapidly<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">growing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">numbers<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">seniors<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">leaving<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">senior<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">high<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">school<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">without<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">meeting<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">college<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">readiness<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">benchmarks<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">in<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">any<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">subjects<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">we<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">measure<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">he<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">said<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">growing<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">number<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">students<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">are<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">choosing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">not<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">take<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">ACT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">tests<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Since<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word \">2018<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">real<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">variety<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">students<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">taking<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">ACT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">has<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">dropped<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">by<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">thirty<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">percent<\/span><\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sentence changed\"><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">More<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">universities<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">made<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">ACT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">and<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">SAT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">tests<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">mandatory<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">since<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">pandemic<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">started<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sentence changed\"><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">The<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">National<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Center<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">for<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Open<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">and<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Fair<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Testing<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">says<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">1<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">800<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">colleges<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">are<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">longer<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">required<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">to<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">take<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">these<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">tests<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">no<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Some<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Ivy<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">League<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">schools<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">including<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">Harvard<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">made<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">SAT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">and<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">ACT<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">testing<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">optional<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">due<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">pandemic<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sentence\"><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">These<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word \">systemic<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">failures<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">require<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">sustained<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">collective<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">action<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">and<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">support<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">for<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">academic<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">recovery<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">of<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">high<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">school<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">students<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word synonyms\">as<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word synonyms\">an<\/span><\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">urgent<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">national<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">priority<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">and<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">imperative<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">,<\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word \">Godwin<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word synonyms\">said<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">in<\/span><span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wordgroup\"><span class=\"word changed synonyms\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word changed synonyms\">statement<\/span><\/span><span class=\"punctuation_mark\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Average scores on the ACT college admissions test dropped to their lowest in 30 years, revealing more\u00a0evidence of the pandemic&#8217;s alarming impact on American education.<br \/>\nThe post Pandemic Side Effect? Kids Bombing College Admissions Tests at \u2018Particularly Alarming\u2019 Rate appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1262,"featured_media":1891497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Pandemic Side Effect? Kids Bombing College Admissions Tests at \u2018Particularly Alarming\u2019 Rate","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1689063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Pandemic Side Effect? Kids Bombing College Admissions Tests at \u2018Particularly Alarming\u2019 Rate","fifu_finder_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/pandemic-side-effect-kids-bombing-college-admissions-tests-at-particularly-alarming-rate\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1689063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1689063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1689063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1891497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1689063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1689063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1689063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}