Remedial math and English classes were designed to help students prepare for college-level courses, but research has shown that they actually made it harder for students to finish college. Students ...
San DiegoSan Diego — Tens of thousands of California community college students will be able to bypass remedial courses and possibly graduate earlier under a new law that calls for schools to follow ...
After Jessica Grubb transferred from Austin Community College to Texas State University, she put off taking math, a requirement for graduation. She had failed or dropped out of remedial-level math ...
January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. This story was edited at 5:18 p.m. to clarify that remedial courses are considered ...
A growing number of community college systems, in California, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, New York City and elsewhere, have stopped requiring students to take remedial courses before they ...
When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on ...