Tuesday, December 8, 2009

since we're dealing with high school education, these kids shuold be forced to attend the school assigned to them by JCPS

If it's the preferred system while they're in high school, why not while they're making up for the deficiencies in their high school education?

From Nancy Rodriguez in the C-J...

Kentucky's higher education institutions are bracing for a spike in students needing remedial reading and math next year — a result of a tougher admissions regulation intended to ensure students have the skills needed to do college work.

All public colleges and universities will be affected, but the state's community colleges might feel the biggest impact, with officials there estimating between 17,400 and 20,000 new students will need to take remedial courses before being allowed to enroll in courses carrying credit toward a degree.

That's a 30 percent to 50 percent increase over the 13,300 first-time students who took remedial education classes this fall in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Dealing with that increased demand comes with a sizable cost.

Jay Box, chancellor of KCTCS, estimates the system will need 50 new faculty members, costing $3 million to $4 million in salaries and benefits — and he is hoping the state will help with those costs....

For students, it will mean having to pay tuition for classes that won't count toward a degree....

Officials at the state's two research institutions — the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky — say they likely will not see a large increase in students needing developmental education, in part because they have selective admissions....

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