A large number of California’s community college students face roadblocks in their education and drop out because they are required to take remedial — or what college officials call developmental — ...

Remedial classes are required of college students who fail to meet academic standards set by placement testing. Although the courses are intended to help students prepare for college-level work, they ...

Professor Robert Puhak is a rare bird in a class of underprepared college students — a full-time, experienced instructor with no research responsibilities. Photo: Meredith Kolodner At Rutgers ...

Anthony Rodriguez recalled sitting in a remedial math class at Grossmont College in El Cajon bored out of his mind. The professor was teaching basic math skills that the 18-year-old had already ...

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 ...

Remedial education at California’s community colleges is facing a death blow. Awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature is a bill that would mostly ban remedial math and English classes, which can’t ...

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 ...