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 ...

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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 ...

EVERETT — On high school graduation day, standing in a line of classmates clad in caps and gowns, students have plenty of reasons to think they’re ready for what comes next. They made it through four ...

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Paul Medina struggled with remedial math in community college, but ultimately passed a college-level course with intense help from a tutor. Despite a state law that requires community colleges to ...

It doesn’t take long to compare the math course offerings at Santa Rosa Junior College this past spring and in the upcoming fall semester to see dramatic changes are underway. Several math classes ...

The entrenched and costly system of remedial education in community colleges — pre-college courses that a staggering three out of every four students are forced to take — is quietly undergoing a ...

Three years after 1,724 students sat for placement exam only 76 students earned an associate's degree Colleges fear standardized placement tests correlate more closely with race, class and income ...

Prescribers hear stories from recovering substance users. On the last day, they role-play different scenarios to practice talking with patients, which participants tell Parran helps them the most when ...