Educators found students from low-income families needed less remediation, and said that was probably because fewer of them even tried to get into college.
The report is part of a program that will require all students seeking admission to a public, four-year institution in 2008 to complete four years of English, three years of math, Algebra I and higher, three years of science and three years of social sciences.
In 2010, the math requirement increases to four years and two years of foreign language will be required.
Deborah Piwonka, a Jefferson County schoolteacher, told educators that income, race and gender are not as important as the dedication of teachers and parents fighting to ensure students get the education they need to get into college.
“We also need administrators willing to take the heat,” she said.
— Associated Press
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