Advocates say remedial education reforms lag in California

Image:  Marjorie Blen, a first-generation college student, dropped out of Contra Costa College because she couldn’t get through what felt like a never-ending series of remedial courses. She says she was required to take two noncredit English classes and three math classes that felt repetitive and taught concepts she’d already learned in high school. Over time, she began to feel stuck and became frustrated about having to buy expensive textbooks and take the bus to and from the Northern...