The national average composite score for the ACT college entrance exam increased this year for the first time in seven years, a report released Tuesday says.But it adds that an alarming number of 2004 graduates who took the test are unprepared for college science and math courses.he average score rose a statistically significant one-tenth of a point for 2004 high school graduates, to 20.9 on a scale of 1 through 36. It was 20.8 for each of the past two years.
World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This site serves as the central coordinating platform for World Oceans Day, with free resources and ideas for everyone â no matter where you live â to help expand the reach and impact of World Oceans Day on June 8 and year round.
Today is the 70th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy. It was a turning point of WWII, and not a day the world will soon forget. On the anniversary, a lot of people might wondering what the âDâ in âD-Dayâ stands for, so we looked into it. According to the National WWII Museum, June 6th, 1944 wasnât the only âD-Day.â The term was used for any important operation. âD-Dayâ was the day of the operation itself, and the days leading up to and after the operation were indicated with â+â and â-â. So the âDâ is essentially a variable.