The Chronicle of Higher Education

Introducing a Remedial Program That Actually Works

Remediation is the no man’s land of American education. Every year we send hundreds of thousands of young men and women over the top, across a rocky landscape strewn with pedagogical barbed wire and ...

Oswego superintendent says "generalized invitation" to remedial program parents said targeted minority students "fell short"

The superintendent of Oswego School District 308 has sent a follow up letter to parents after the district sent an offer of ...

Oswego School District 308 parents claim summer remedial program targets all minority students, regardless of performance

Some parents in southwest suburban Oswego are fired up, saying the school district invited all non-white students to ...
LAist

Community college remedial program 'broken,' doing more harm than good, advocates say

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A report out this week and a proposed ...
Post and Courier

Colleges seek to improve most remedial programs

BALTIMORE — The odds have long been stacked against students like those in Edward Ennels’ remedial math classes at Baltimore City Community College. Only about a quarter of students nationally who ...
Daily Sundial

Program looks to curb CSU remedial education

In an effort to reduce the need for remedial education throughout the CSU, system administrators developed a college readiness evaluation program in conjunction with public high schools to help ...
Daily Sundial

Program to curb remedial courses

A new program at CSUN will attempt to alleviate the need for remedial education as proposed by a California State University Remedial Education Policy. The policy is designed to dramatically reduce ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Positive Results for Remedial Program at NYC Community Colleges

A program known as “Start” is helping the growing number of students who need remediation at New York City’s community colleges, The New York Times reports. The low-cost course, offered by the City ...

Oswego parents say summer school remedial program targets all minorities

Some parents in southwest suburban Oswego are fired up, saying the school district invited all non-white students to participate in summer remedial programming, regardless of how they're doing in ...
Inside Higher Ed

Few Gains for Students in Tenn. Remedial Education Program

Tennessee’s unique approach to preparing students for college by requiring them to take remedial math classes in high schools instead of college doesn’t lead to improved math skills, according to a ...
KSL

Colleges seek to improve remedial programs

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