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Arguing that too many community college students are getting stuck in remedial classes, California lawmakers are pushing a new bill that would create stricter rules dictating when colleges are allowed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Medina struggled with remedial math in community college, but ultimately passed a college-level course with intense help from ...

A “bridge to nowhere,” a “bottomless pit,” a “thorn in the side of higher education.” If you’ve been keeping up with the movement to reform—and potentially eliminate—remedial college courses, it would ...

California’s community colleges are leading the way with a historic reform to end a legacy of gatekeeping that has held back nearly all students, particularly students of color. Just 10 years ago, 85% ...

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How CUNY phased out all remedial courses Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat New York February 8, 2023 As a growing body of research questioned the effectiveness of the traditional remedial education ...

A new report released today by Complete College America (CCA) highlights the impressive success of an alternative to traditional remedial education being used by the University System of Georgia (USG) ...

Marjorie Blen, a first-generation college student, dropped out of Contra Costa College because she couldn’t get through what felt like a never-ending series of remedial courses. She says she was ...

The pandemic has forced community colleges and universities to rethink their approach to remedial education, as they're unable to rely on the usual in-person placement tests and students' needs have ...

Schenectady’s elementary school teachers arrived en masse at Wednesday’s school board meeting, armed with charts, research papers and signs decrying the proposal to cut most remedial math and reading ...

Remedial education at California’s community colleges is facing a death blow. Awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature is a bill that would mostly ban remedial math and English classes, which can’t ...