Nonfinancial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic,
racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success. A sizeable economic …

Objective: In 2009, the Kentucky General Assembly found unacceptable and costly the
ongoing high numbers of high school students requiring remediation once they enter higher …

Self-placement in math is becoming increasingly popular in community colleges in the US,
where students will decide for themselves whether to enroll in non-credit developmental (or …

As postsecondary developmental education policy reforms are implemented, increased
attention must be given to students with learning and attention disabilities. The purpose of …

One explanation for negative or null findings in prior research on postsecondary remediation
is that college may be too late to address issues of academic underpreparedness. This study …

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development
and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries …

The enduring debate surrounding college algebra, traditionally a gateway for STEM
pathways, underscores the necessity for curricular evolution in response to the rising …

Developmental education, in which college students deemed unprepared for college-level
coursework enroll in non-credit-bearing courses, is widespread in American higher …

In the fall of 2019, the City University of New York (CUNY) Office of Academic Affairs (OAA)
provided colleges with updated guidance for designing and delivering evidence-based …

Fuzzy regression-discontinuity evaluations of college remediation often find negative and
null estimates of local average treatments effects (LATEs), but with substantial …