JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new structure for remedial courses at Mississippi's 15 community colleges could help more students graduate more quickly. The centerpiece of the model is an effort to move some ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A new policy ...

A recent study found that community college students earn degrees quicker and increase their earnings if they get extra help in credit-bearing courses rather than taking remedial courses. The ...

As a community college English professor, I used to specialize in teaching remedial classes. I am deeply committed to the open-access mission of California community colleges, and I know that not ...

Changes around the country in developmental education are allowing hundreds of thousands of students to bypass remedial classes and jump right into college-level work. Still, significant challenges ...

DonnaJean Fredeen, dean of the school of arts and science at Southern Connecticut State University, is all about making sure students are ready for college work and helping them graduate on time. She ...

California’s community colleges are being urged to move quickly to overhaul their curriculums so they are ready for the fall of 2019 when drastically fewer students will be required to take remedial ...