Middle/High School Students Need More Help From Schools To Plan For Future

According to an article from the ACT Newsroom, many of America's middle and high school students need more help from schools to effectively plan for the future, based on a recent study by ACT. The study suggests that many students don't start thinking about their post-high school plans early enough, and that those who do may not be taking the right classes to prepare to meet their goals.

The results of the study, a survey conducted among nearly 3,000 middle school and high school students in six different states, show that close to one-fourth (22%) of eighth and ninth grade respondents had not yet even thought about their post-high school plans, let alone planned a program of study to help them meet their goals. In addition, only two-thirds of the students who were planning to attend college said they were taking a college preparatory program of study in high school. Only slightly more—seven in 10—had begun to consider ways to finance college or training.

The article can be found in its entirety on the ACT Web site.