Arendale quoted in Star Tribune regarding elimination of remedial college courses

ArendaleD-2011David Arendale, associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, was quoted in the Star Tribune article Minnesota considers bill to scrap remedial college courses by Maura Lerner.

Regarding the proposed legislation to eliminate remedial courses, Arendale conveyed skepticism and advised caution based on his research.

“If they’re talking about the students at the top … I would agree…they’ll just be fine.” But he adds, “I’ve not seen research that says you can go to the middle and the bottom [tiers] and those students will do fine…Why don’t we do a small pilot at a couple of colleges before we propose doing this statewide?”

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