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May 22, 2013
Community Colleges Work To Improve Remedial Course Results
By Duke Cheston

RALEIGH — The success rate of community college students required to take remedial classes is remarkably low. In response, state community college system President Scott Ralls and system leaders are revamping how the colleges address remedial education, in part by making it easier to proceed directly to college level courses.