Mayor Asks That CUNY Outsource Remediation

By SARA HEBEL

New York City's mayor, Rudolph W. Giuliani, has proposed a budget for the 2002 fiscal year that would require the City University of New York to hire a private company to provide remedial education for at least 1,000 students. The mayor, a Republican, said such a move would help the institution improve its academic quality.

Some CUNY faculty members were upset by the plan, which was announced last month. They argued that the institution's own remedial courses have proved effective, and

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Past Coverage

CUNY Will Use Standardized Tests to Determine Readiness of Remedial Students - October 8, 1999
N.Y. Board of Regents Approves CUNY Plan to Limit Remedial Education - December 3, 1999
Establishing the Real Value of Remedial Education - April 9, 1999
Critics Use Public Hearing to Blast CUNY Board's Policies on Remedial Courses - January 15, 1999
The Dilemma of Higher Education in the Inner City - December 3, 1999

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