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Iowa SAT Scores Top in the Nation

The Iowa Department of Education recently released that Iowa students performed top in the nation on SAT scores, this just after the announcement that Iowa students are 2nd in the nation for ACT scores.

Iowa students continue to perform well on the SAT, the college entrance exam administered by the College Board. With three percent of 2010 graduating seniors taking the exam, the SAT is less predominant in Iowa than the ACT test.  Iowa students who take the SAT perform well, however, with the highest composite scores in the nation for reading, math and writing.

• 603 in critical reading, compared to a national mean score of 501;
• 613 in math, compared to a national mean score of 516;
• 582 in writing, compared to a national mean score of 492.

The 10-year change shows a 14-point increase in reading and 13-point increase in math. Decade information is not available for the writing test, which has been administered since 2006.

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Iowa ACT Scores #2 in the Nation

Once again Iowa’s graduating high school students ranked number two in the nation after the state of Minnesota. Iowa students earned an average composite score of 22.2. The national average was 21.0. A perfect score on the ACT is a 36.The 2010 high school class left better prepared for college than the 2009 class predecessors, and their ACT scores remained second-highest in the country.

In 2008 the Iowa Legislature passed SF 2216 that boasted Iowa’s Core Curriculum by upping the standards of graduating high school students. Three years after the Legislature raised standards in schools to boost student achievement and ensure kids are prepared for jobs in today’s global economy, the Iowa Board of Education gave unanimous approval at their July 29th meeting to combine Iowa’s Core standards with a multi-state effort to develop a “Common Core” standard.

The Iowa Department of Education’s review of the new national model of education standards shows they are aligned with 88% of Iowa’s standards for math skills and concepts addressed in the Iowa Core. In literacy or English language arts, 84% of the skills and concepts addressed in the Iowa Core are also covered in the Common Core.

The Common Core State Standards were developed to be aligned with college and work expectations, to include rigorous content and skills, and to be internationally benchmarked. The Common Core State Standards initiative encompasses standards for English, language arts, and mathematics.

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Iowa Students Earn 2nd Highest ACT Scores

According to the 2009 College Readiness Report from ACT, Iowa students earned the 2nd highest scores on the ACT college preparation test in the nation witha composite score of 22.4.   African-American students posted the biggest gains with a 0.5 composite score increase over a year ago.

About 59% of Iowa’s 2009 graduating class took the test and more students reported taking a more rigorous curriculum in high school with at least three years of math, science, and social studies and four years of English.

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Bill summary: Smoke Free Air Act (HF 2212)

Smoke Free Air Act (HF 2212)

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