Remediation in Need of Re-Mediation
On March 4th, The New York Times published a very distressing article on remediation at CUNY—it was distressing because the main concerns of the article were the financial and intellectual burden of students needing remediation, especially those needing a great deal of remediation, on the University. It is not completely
Review of Why Can’t U Teach Me 2 Read?
I am surprised that, to the best of my knowledge, Beth Fertig’s new book, Why Can’t U Teach Me 2 Read? (published by Farrar, Strauus and Giroux), has received so little attention It is a very good book—well written, fair and even suspenseful in its own way. The book contains
Student Outcomes Research Project
The Student Outcomes Research Project was developed and conducted by the Division of Adult & Continuing Education at the Office of Academic Affairs of the City University of New York under a contract awarded by the Literacy Assistance Center. The Project was intended to determine the changes in students’