By moving some remedial study to immersion programs that are separate from regular course work, CUNY may improve its performance statistics in two ways.
You're living in the lap of luxury, taking in the social season and pursuing the remedial studies you need in order to learn how to live among us.
Schools and parents were sent memos and letters announcing the program, but division officials never followed through adequately to identify good candidates for remedial study and work.
It required she complete six weeks of remedial studies over the summer.
This new measures in the DOE progress reports shows the percentage of students with an overall achievement level surpassing CUNY requirements for remedial studies.
Giving the ensigns their assignments in reading and viewing historical data--and adding a remedial study of Earth history, twentieth century--she dismissed them.
Heather MacDonald, another member, is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute who has criticized CUNY and called for the privatization of remedial studies.
When he was 17 he moved to New York, planning to attend Columbia University, but he had to do a year of remedial study at a prep school first.
In addition, sometimes students attend for just a single quarter (Fall, Winter, Spring or Summer) for remedial study or for college credit.
The progress stopped in the late 1980's, when poverty became more concentrated and educators began to focus on remedial studies instead of much-needed high-level instruction.