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 ...

Half of students fail college algebra. Reformers say outdated college math requirements are gatekeeping graduation.

Students in North Carolina and Virginia community colleges who started their fall semester have already knocked out credits for math and English and are moving onto their next classes. Both state ...

Over the next three years, the State University of New York will roll out a new remedial math program designed to save money and get at least 20,000 at-risk students to graduate early or on time. The ...

I read your article on remediation reform, “As Reformers Take Aim at Remediation, Community Colleges Feel the Squeeze” (The Chronicle, September 21), and commend you for this coverage. However, it ...

Remedial course work has long been viewed as a primary barrier to college completion, a black hole from which relatively few students emerge to earn a credential after being placed in the typically ...

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 ...

As the White House moves to revoke Harvard University’s certification to enroll foreign students — escalating a battle between the administration and the oldest and wealthiest college in the U.S. — ...

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 ...