Tennessee students improve slightly on ACT in a year when national scores backslide

By Marta L. Aldrich, Special to The Daily Memphian Published: November 01, 2018 12:48 PM CT

Tennessee’s average ACT score ticked up slightly this year, again landing above 20 and defying national trends on the college entrance exam, according to results released on Wednesday.

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