Sentences with phrase «remediation in college»

A perfect system also would mean that less than 15 percent of our high school graduates need remediation in college.

Transition courses were developed in high schools to help lagging students avoid remediation in college.

The percentage of college - going students in Kentucky went up, and the need for remediation in college went down.

Less than 5 percent of YES Prep grads require remediation in college.

We are also interested in policies that help struggling high school juniors and seniors «catch up» academically to avoid spending valuable time on remediation in college, and interventions, such as early warning systems and freshman on - track systems, that use data to reduce high school dropout rates.

In 2013 — 14, the first year TN SAILS expanded statewide — and less than 24 months after the initial pilot of 20 students launched — 5,625 (69 percent) of these students successfully completed the course, saving a combined total of almost $ 6.3 million in tuition and 11,471 total semesters of math remediation in college.

Mayor de Blasio doesn't seem to want to have that discussion and just wants a rubber stamp renewal, but when 8 out of 10 students who walk across a stage and receive a New York City high school diploma need remediation in college, how can we say that this public school system is doing its job?»

In these instances, secondary and postsecondary faculty might consider working together to develop special «boot camps» designed to reach at - risk learners while they are still in high school, heading off the need for remediation in college.

These staggeringly figures are especially disconcerting, because these students are likely to need remediation in college — and far less likely to complete a degree — than classmates who enter with higher levels of skill.

If most students leaving high school need remediation in college, that's a strong signal that schools need to change, «You shouldn't have to take an SAT prep course to do well on the SAT,» she said.