Too many students are failing their remedial math classes, and those who succeed often have little use for the advanced algebra on which those classes focus.
Acknowledging that, and hoping to replicate local successes, officials from all 50 Texas community colleges have endorsed a multiyear project designed to fundamentally change remedial math. In Texas, students referred to developmental classes are 50 percent less likely than their peers to earn a credential or transfer to a four-year college. ...