May 5, 2006

TRIO Programs a Help to Students

To the Editor:

I reacted with disappointment and disagreement to Chester E. Finn Jr.'s assertion that the TRIO programs are part of what he labeled a "remediation industry" that has a vested interest in opposing policy reforms to unify K-16 systems ("Obstacles on the Route From High School to College," School & College, March 10).

Standards-based high-school reforms and revisions to admissions standards for higher education have been ongoing efforts in Massachusetts since

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