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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

The study could be seen as evidence against remedial education, but it could equally be seen as evidence for letting college students meet their math requirements without taking algebra. Dropout rates were the same for students in both the remedial and the “corequisite” courses, as the college plus extra help version is often called. “We

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Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?

The Hechinger Report

By comparison, so few students made the cut in Puerto Rico in either grade that year that the percentages rounded to zero. Teachers across Puerto Rico say they have received little assistance in meeting their students’ changing needs. On the math test that children all over the U.S. Some nonprofits have stepped in to fill the gap.