Too many high school graduates are not academically prepared for the rigors of college-level work. The need for remedial education in college has a negative cost to students, higher education institutions, taxpayers, and the economy. This paper examines the numbers and costs related to remedial education.
K-12 Education
Noisy Illiteracy
Kids can’t read. I’m not kidding, the latest viral story from The New York Times proves this. The possible cause of the national literacy decline: Is it No Child Left Behind? How about increased classroom screen time? Maybe pandemic-era school closures? Ultimately, the article declined to say that there is a “single reason for the...
May 19, 2026