You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Earlier this year, we reported a pretty dismal statistic: in the summer of 2017, more than 2,700 freshmen were ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. In the summer of 2017, 2,752 freshmen were dropped from the rolls in the 23-campus California State University ...

Michigan State University is dropping a remedial math course that doesn't count toward an undergraduate degree and covers material that students were supposed to have mastered in high school. The ...

California State University faculty is rebelling against recently announced changes in remedial education and math requirements at the 23-campus system and wants delays of at least a year. So far the ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. At first, they ...

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 ...

Mathematics continues to pose formidable challenges to college students of all ages and backgrounds. It remains vital that we use achievable and proven routes to prepare both new and nontraditional ...