EdSource · Can we axe remedial classes? This past spring, each community college was required to submit a report to the chancellor’s office explaining whether they planned to offer remedial classes in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two years after California implemented a law requiring that community colleges "maximize" the chances that new students complete ...

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 ...

After UNLV sophomore Vince Briones failed his remedial math class for the third time, he faced a choice: Try once again in the fall or spend the summer in an intensive math course known as Math Bridge ...

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Beyond its building boom, perhaps the most notable developments at Jackson Community College this decade has been its push to make sure incoming students are ready to learn. As we saw last week, that ...

With an eye to increasing graduation rates, the California State University is adopting far-reaching strategies to help students overcome obstacles posed by remedial classes in math and English. The ...

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. Remedial education at California’s ...