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Florida Colleges Make Plans for Students to Opt Out of Remedial Work

Nov 1, 2022, 10:58 AM
In the Chronicle of Higher Education: "New students who show up here at Florida State College at Jacksonville have to take placement tests in mathematics, English, and reading. About 70 percent end up in one or more remedial courses. For now, at least... Starting next year, recent high-school graduates and active-duty military members in Florida will have the choice of whether to take the courses or even the tests meant to gauge students' readiness for college-level work."

Chronicle Reporter Katherine Mangan writes about the concern among educators caused by lawmakers' move to make remedial courses optional for most students. The fear is that state colleges will see an influx of students unprepared for college-level work. To see what FSCJ educators are thinking will happen, and how they hope to address the issues, Mangan interviewed FSCJ Professor Jerry Shawver and FSCJ Professor Patti Levine-Brown (who is also president of the National Association for Developmental Education), along with FSCJ Director of Academic and Instructional Program Development Kathleen Ciez-Volz and Interim President Will Holcombe. You can read the complete article "Florida Colleges Make Plans for Students to Opt Out of Remedial Work," by clicking here. Sept. 23, 2013

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