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Remedial College Courses Gain Ground Across Schools
The piece follows students like Mark Merliss who enter college needing basic writing and math courses labeled as remedial. It contrasts university efforts at UConn MIT and Harvard to provide preparatory options with broader debates about stigma and effectiveness. The article cites a 1995 federal survey showing 29 percent of first year freshmen in remedial work across institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storrs
Conn
Mark Merliss
University of Connecticut
Meriden
Merliss
U.S. Education
Rod Paige
Houston
America
Paige
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College
Nancy Sommers
Harvard
Sommers
Hunter Boylan
National Center For Developmental Education
Boone
N.C
Boylan
Appalachian State University