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The College Graduation Crisis: How Remediation Fits In

From 1970 to 2009, undergraduate enrollment in the United States increased by 138%. Over the same time period, however, the college completion rate in the U.S. remained pretty much the same. What gives? This is the question at the heart of a comprehensive new report from Complete College America (CCA),… Read more >

 

A New Way to Teach Math: Maturely

Photo by Flickr user TheArtGuy Anyone who has ever made his way through a third-grade math workbook will be familiar with the standards of textbook language and the countless examples involving pizza pies, marbles, livestock, and bake sales. For some, it may even be impossible to conceive of certain mathematical… Read more >