Sentences with phrase «require remediation in college»

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

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Other institutions have experimented with a «co-requisite» model in which at least some students previously targeted for remediation instead have the option to start in college - level courses immediately, with required supplementary instruction provided alongside.

New York ranks 38th in high school graduation rates and many students who graduate are not college - or career - ready, with many requiring remediation.

And it often spells disaster for students looking to earn a degree: among community college students needing remediation, an estimated 30 percent don't ever enroll in required remedial courses, most don't pass the courses they do take, and just 1 in 10 graduates within three years.

We limited our sample to freshmen intending to major in disciplines not requiring college - level algebra, and to students who were assessed as needing mathematics remediation (based primarily on their performance on the college - placement COMPASS exam).

In the United States, research shows that anywhere from 40 percent to 60 percent of first - year college students require remediation in English, math, or botIn the United States, research shows that anywhere from 40 percent to 60 percent of first - year college students require remediation in English, math, or botin English, math, or both.

75 % of freshmen in 2 - year colleges and 40 % in 4 - year colleges require remediation in reading and math.

It found that in Colorado, low proficiency expectations conveyed a false sense of student achievement, and nearly 170,000 freshmen entering two - year colleges required remediation, as did more than 21,000 entering four - year colleges.

Currently, 51 percent of Texas high school graduates require remediation at taxpayer expense upon entering community colleges, and only 19 % of Texas students in the 2000 cohort of 8th graders have in hand any type of postsecondary credential, including college or industry certification, within seven years beyond expected high school graduation.

Only about 46 percent of children aged three through six in families below the federal poverty line are enrolled in center - based early childhood programming, compared to 72 percent of children in families above the federal poverty line.1 Poor children are about 25 percent less likely to be ready for school at age five than children who are not poor.2 Once in school, these children lag behind their better - off peers in reading and math, are less likely to be enrolled in college preparatory coursework, less likely to graduate, and over 10 percent more likely to require remediation if they attend a four - year post-secondary institution.3 All of these issues compound one another to create a cycle of low opportunity: children in poverty are less likely to achieve high educational attainment, and low educational attainment leads to lower median weekly earnings and higher rates of unemployment.

Part of the driving force behind the Common Core was that more and more students entering college were requiring remediation particularly in the areas of reading and math.

Currently, 75 percent of first - time adult students require remediation when they enroll in community college; even though they have graduated high school, these students can benefit from additional supports to succeed in credit - bearing coursework.