“Is College Remediation a Barrier or a Boost? Evidence from Tennessee”

“Full article: Is College Remediation a Barrier or a Boost? Evidence from Tennessee” College remediation classes often waylay first-year college students on their way to a degree, saddling them with extra course costs and decreasing their likelihood of earning a diploma. Tennessee is trying to change that. In a new article for Education Next, researchers examine two alternate remediation approaches—shifting remediation to senior year of high school or allowing college students to complete remedial courses concurrently with credit-bearing courses—that helped students enter college-level math courses sooner and accumulate more credits by their second year.