Developmental education is the bane of community colleges. It costs institutions millions of dollars every year to educate students who come to their campuses unprepared for the rigors of ...

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The percentage of students taking remedial math classes at Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College is an eye-popping statistic. Of the 2009-’10 graduates from Spokane Public ...

To the editor: Yes, removing remedial English and math from the California State University curriculum may boost graduation rates, but is it really preparing students for the more difficult college ...

There's a lot of talk about students struggling in K through 12 classrooms. But once they get to college, many students fall even further behind. Host Michel Martin speaks with Sarah Gonzalez, NPR's ...

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 ...

Despite taxpayers shouldering the cost of remedial courses at public universities, many students required to take such prep courses often leave school without a diploma. As the nation's colleges and ...

After much talk about the production of workbooks aimed to boost learners’ literacy and numeracy skills, these learning tools are making their way into classrooms. The department of basic education ...