A technology institute in Kirkland is trying a new method of college placement that allows students to decide what math or English they should be taking. The program is called “guided self ...

Beginning fall 2018, all current and new CR students can enroll in college-level English and math without having to take any placement tests and without having to complete any remedial courses first.

The new law, which takes effect this fall, aims to move more students out of remedial math and English classes.

Santa Rosa Junior College scraps math, English placement tests During 2017-18 school year, about 3,000 SRJC students were placed in remedial English classes, and 4,200 in remedial math classes.

For young English-language learners, language skills can be a barrier not just to reading but math as well. Educators and researchers working in two school districts here hope that helping ...

Excerpted from “Teaching Math to English Learners” by Adrian Mendoza with Tina Beene. Published by Seidlitz Education, 2022. Embracing academic conversations in the math classroom becomes routine when ...

AB 705 shows promising results at California’s community colleges by cutting remedial-level English and math. Fresno-area students among most successful.

To the editor: Yes, removing remedial English and math from the California State University curriculum may boost graduation rates, but is it really preparing students for the more difficult ...