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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes.  Nationwide, the cost of remedial education exceeded $1 billion annually; many colleges operated separate departments of “developmental education,” […]