In a recent quiz for her class of incoming Cal State Fullerton freshmen – who had all failed an algebra placement exam – Cherlyn Converse asked the students to solve a polynomial equation by factoring ...

Studying the effects of remedial education is a little like studying the effects of heart surgery. Simply comparing the fates of those who underwent it with those who did not yields terribly ...

In 2017, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2223 mandating that all higher education institutions develop and implement corequisite courses for developmental education. According to the Dana ...

laughlin A new law eliminating most required remedial courses means college advisers must meet with new and returning students to determine if they are eligible to skip the classes. The average ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - At Grand Rapids Community College, fall semester is still more than a month away. By the time the classes start, though, hundreds of incoming students will have a head start on ...

On Mondays and Wednesdays, Allison Massey attends a freshman English class at Motlow State Community College’s campus near Lynchburg, Tenn. On alternating days, her “learning support” instructor helps ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a continuing series about major reforms in remedial education at California’s public colleges and universities, or what educators now refer to as “developmental ...

Nearly two-thirds of 2004's graduating high school seniors now enrolled in Houston-area community colleges are taking remedial classes because they weren't prepared for college. Sixteen local school ...

Classes in remedial reading for those freshmen found below par on the recent reading exam will begin soon according to Stanley C. Salmon '36, Secretary of the Bureau of Supervisory Assistance. Two ...

Relatively few Kentucky high school seniors participated in optional remedial math and reading courses, but those who did had an average statewide pass rate of 90 percent in those classes. Those are ...