<p>MiamoDAP ~ The reason that my daughter didn’t take the writing portion on April 24th is because they did not offer it. As part of standardized testing, all high school juniors in the state of Illinois take the ACT. This was the first year that they didn’t offer the writing portion of the test due to a cut in funding. I sure wish they would have allowed the students to pay for the writing portion themselves, so they would have at least has the option if they chose to take it.</p>