March 25, 2005
Trimming Proportion of Students Who Need Remediation Proves Difficult for Cal State U.
California State University is struggling in its effort to reduce its remedial rolls.
Cal State officials released a report last week that showed that the proportion of high-school graduates who entered the system last fall needing extra preparation in English and mathematics remained about the same as the year before.
About 43 percent of first-time freshmen were sufficiently prepared for college work in both English and mathematics, the report says. That is one percentage point
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