“Frankly, it doesn’t cost us anything to do it,” says Wayne State’s Shapiro, noting students must still pay for their remedial classes. “It cost us (society) not to. If students come in underprepared that does not mean they are not talented. The early intervention is worth it.” D
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Reinventing Remedial Education
by Reginald Stuart , October 19, 2009
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Dr. Daryao S. Khatri, a physics professor at the University of the District of Columbia, is the creator/coordinator of the school’s Gateway Academic Program (GAP) for remedial education.
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