5 Myths About Remedial Education

Jul 21, 2011 by Mary Fulton

While college remediation often shows up on lists of what ails America’s higher education system, Bruce Vandal from ECS and Jane V. Wellman from the Delta Cost Project argue that rethinking these services could help increase postsecondary attainment and spur economic development. In their recent op-ed that ran in Inside Higher Ed, the pair lay out five myths that stand in the way of true reform of remedial education in most states. In addition to dispelling the myths, they offer simple steps that most states can take today to reform remedial education and increase college completion rates.