Dev Ed Reforms

Research shows that an emphasis on memorization, rote procedures and speed impairs learning and achievement 

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Nine institutions in Pierce County, Wash., are working together to foster a college-going culture among local K-12 students.

Students at Michigan State University will no longer have to take college-level algebra, thanks to a revision of the general-education math requirement.

Statistical courses, rather than algebra remediation, do a better job at helping first-year students succeed when they test into developmental education, a new report finds.

Student readiness to press for new rules and rituals reflects a growing sense that they are customers, and entitled to satisfaction.

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Statistical courses, rather than algebra remediation, do a better job at helping first-year students succeed when they test into developmental education, a new report finds.

Wayne State University drops what has been part of its general-education program for all students, raising the question of which fields are needed by all undergraduates.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dasani Johnson, a sophomore at Southern High School, is using a machine to create a baseball bat out of a piece of foam. Standing over her, as she readies to start the machine, are her teacher and two classmates. A little frustrated by all the attention she's getting, she waves them off, …

Academic under-preparation at the high school level is seen across income groups and reflected in widespread remedial education across all colleges.

Ed Trust's new report, Meandering Toward Graduation: Transcript Outcomes of High School Graduates, shows that too many students leave high school with a diploma in hand but no clear path forward.

A growing number of minority parents and educators are joining the anti-testing movement.

Both testing companies have pushed into the market for federally required tests in public schools, offering them even to students who do not plan to go to college.

Two studies show successful pass rates from Tennessee's first full semester of putting all developmental students in college-level courses.