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ACT Impact and Giving Report Highlights Pathways to Student Success December 02, 2025

ACT empowers learners by removing barriers and creating pathways to success through programs like fee waivers, scholarships, and grants. In FY2025, we supported 477K students, 210K fee waivers, 27 scholarships, and 54 grants nationwide. Learn more in the 2025 Impact Report.

SS Magazine Publishes Location Profiles with NCRC Trends November 21, 2025

Site Selection Magazine's November edition includes a dozen location spotlights that include WorkKeys NCRC growth trends to demonstrate workforce quality. Features include Kansas, the Dakotas, Virginia, Nebraska, New York, Mississippi, Washington, and Wyoming.

Cherokee County becomes second Iowa county to be ACT Work Ready certified January 03, 2020

CHEROKEE, Iowa (KTIV) -- Cherokee County, Iowa, will become just the second county in the state to be certified as an ACT Work Ready Community.

The county will earn the distinction on January 22 in a ceremony featuring Governor Kim Reynolds.

The ACT Work Ready Communities Initiative helps cities identify skill gaps in the area

County, CAEDC launch ACT Work Ready Initiative Expedites prepared, local workforce September 26, 2019

Cherokee County and Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) announce they have engaged in the process to become a certified ACT Work Ready Community.