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Reinventing Remedial Education
When Kafayat Olayinka graduated from Spingarn High School in Washington, D.C., with a 3.5 grade-point average, she was certain those kinds of grades would help her zip right through college. Sure enough, Olayinka received a letter of acceptance from the University of the District of Columbia, along with a request that she take a battery of tests given all freshmen. Soon, though, she realized something was wrong. Olayinka couldn't do basic math. Reginald Stuart, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Oct. 20, 2009

 
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