From the ECS State Policy Database: Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

Using State Policies to Ensure Effective Assessment and Placement in Remedial Education PDF - Recent research has highlighted the limitations of commonly used assessments for placing students into remedial education. This policy brief by ECS’ Getting Past Go project examined state and postsecondary system policies that regulate assessment and placement in light of the emerging research. The paper suggests that states and systems could increase the success of underprepared students through more effective policies and practices. (Mary Fulton, Education Commission of the States, May 2012)...

Choosing Who Delivers: The Impact of Placing Limits on the Delivery of Remedial Education at Four-Year Institutions PDF - From ECS' Getting Past Go website, this brief examines state and system policies that limit four-year institutions from delivering developmental education and considered the potential impacts of these policies on student success. (ECS, 2012)...

State Reporting on Developmental Education Analysis of Findings MS Word PDF - ...

Advancing Student Success in Developmental and Postsecondary Education - This report evaluates Madison Area Technical College's Science/Math Bridge, a pilot initiative to increase opportunities for lower-skill individuals to access - and succeed in - the college's science-based postsecondary programs. (Center on Wisconsin Strategy, August 2009)...

Preparation of Students Entering Kentucky’s Public Colleges and Universities - This report presents information on students entering Kentucky’s public postsecondary institutions in 2004, with comparisons to the entering class of 2002. This information updates CPE’s 2005 report, Underprepared Students in Kentucky: A First Look at the 2001 Mandatory Placement Policy. (Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, October 2006) ...

Costs and Consequences of Remedial Course Enrollment in Ohio - This report examines postsecondary remediation in Ohio in an attempt to answer: (1) What is the current extent and magnitude of remedial course enrollment in Ohio? (2) What are the consequences of remedial course needs, in terms of student enrollment choices degree attainment and instructional costs? and (3) What is the impact of remedial course enrollment on science, technology, engineering and mathematics degree attainment in particular? (Ohio Board of Regents, August 2006) ...

Paying Double: Inadequate High Schools and Community College Remediation - The United States wastes more than $3.7 billion a year because too many students are not learning the basic skills needed to succeed in college or work while they are in high school. This report argues for better preparation in high school in order to reduce the need for remediation at the postsecondary level. (Alliance for Excellent Education, August 2006) ...