Colleges routinely force students with weak math skills to take remedial classes before enrolling in one that yields credit, a requirement that poses one of the biggest hurdles for disadvantaged ...

This story was produced in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit news organization that partners with local newsrooms to deliver expert coverage of higher education. Alyssa Pfeifer always ...

Walter Hunter, who teaches a remedial algebra class at Montgomery County Community College, brought scissors to class last month so his students could cut their textbooks in half. The five-pound, ...

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. This story was edited at 5:18 p.m. to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. College of the Desert is a public community college in Palm Desert, Calif. Two years after California implemented a law requiring ...

As the White House moves to revoke Harvard University's certification to enroll foreign students — escalating a battle between the administration and the oldest and wealthiest college in the U.S. — ...

Some students at Harvard are playing catch-up on a year-long remedial math course aimed at rectifying a "lack of foundational" skills believed to be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, but some, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students cheer during Harvard University's commencement ceremonies, Thursday, May 29, 2025 in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles ...

Two years after California implemented a law requiring that community colleges "maximize" the chances that new students complete math and English coursework that can be transferred to a four-year ...