ACT

The class of 2022's average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that the average score was below 20.

Once again, the Florida Department of Education has voted to allow students to use other scores to determine whether they can graduate.

Changing the testing requirement is up to the State University System’s Board of Governors. They have not, despite students, parents and high school counselors urging them to do so.

It could become even tougher for Florida students to get bright futures scholarships. A senate proposal would match the state score requirements for the...