They need to recognize the im-portance of remediation, and stand up and make their case forcefully to the public and legislatures to get enough resources. And they need to give remediation priority within their own institutions. I recommend testing programs that accept the fact that a high percentage of young people will go on to some form of education and training beyond high school. Typically community colleges do not use that knowledge. Most of it is still very educationally unsophisticated.
Community colleges usu-ally have assessment programs that are required by the state.
Most programs sim-ply identify someone who is deficient in math or reading or writing, and then assign students to subject classes based on test results. Equally im-portant, a high percentage of students are going on to occupational programs or directly into the workforce. The remedial programs should, therefore, reflect the ex-pectations of business and industry, as well as college academic requirements. I urge mandatory assessment and mandatory placement. I recommend that they expect improved results from the colleges, and that they appropriate the funds needed to achieve that result.