Education from the third grade on could change dramatically when ACT, Inc., launches its newest project.

Informally dubbed a “next generation assessment system,” ACT’s new program will use standardized testing and other tools to align skills students learn in school with what they need to succeed in college and careers. The digital, 3rd-12th grade system will be the first of its kind and build off the nonprofit organization’s well-known ACT test often taken by high school juniors instead of the SAT.