Of those who go on to community college, about 85% need remedial education.

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He developed and implemented a remedial education programme.

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Knewton started with test prep, then moved into a partnership to deliver remedial education with Pearson for Arizona State University, and is now serving K-12 students who are in the juvenile justice system.

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However, the compounding costs from an incomplete education shows up in lost wages for employees, remedial training among colleges and universities, and even our aggregate growth rates for the national economy.

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Hardly surprising, the Department of Education reports that in 1983-84, 16% of college freshmen were enrolled in remedial reading, 21% in remedial writing and 25% in remedial mathematics.

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