The ACT will now accommodate English language learners on the college readiness test.

Starting in the fall of 2017, the nonprofit will offer supports to English language learners to ensure that their tests accurately reflect their abilities.

For the first time, students will receive additional time on their tests, test instructions in their language, a separate testing room and have access to a bilingual glossary. Students are required to apply for the additional assistance from their school counselor.

The ACT used input from educational experts and civil rights advocates to determine how to offer support to English language learners without giving them an unfair advantage.

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Many parents ask me how they can help their kids maintain a school-life balance without risking their high school, college, and future professional potential. In other words, “I want my kid to be happy, but I also want him to get straight As. How do I do that?”

Let’s start with an analogy.

Suppose you want to run a marathon. Without making comment on anyone’s current level of fitness, this is a tall order. You are given two choices:

• Run as far and as hard as you can every day until you can manage 26.2 miles, or
• Find a training regimen, preferably administered by an expert marathoner, and apply the techniques over the course of many months until the regimen and your trainer believe you are ready.

This is an obvious choice, yes?

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