Half of Oregon's community college enrollees need remedial classes - Teresa Thomas Mail Tribune

Between 2004 and 2011, 76 percent of Southern Oregon high school graduates who enrolled at RCC placed in at least one remedial class, said RCC spokesman Grant Walker, citing a Regional Education Laboratory Northwest study. “And that number has remained pretty steady over the last five years,” Walker said. The disparity between what students are required to know when they graduate from high school and what they need to know to be successful in college has caught the attention of educators and lawmakers, who are working toward a solution, said Oregon Department of Education spokeswoman Crystal Greene. “Basically, the standards in K-12 schools aren't aligned with college and career readiness, so kids are graduating not ready for college-level classes or even a career,” Greene said. http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20141102/News/141109943