Bookmark & share: 
Welcome to reader comments forum, which is offered as
a "public square" for our audience. We view this space as our readers'
section of the Web site, separate from our journalistic offerings.
We hope you will use the forum to advance public dialogue and community
discourse. As such, we ask that participants refrain from personal
attacks and offensive comments. If you believe a comment is inappropriate or
offensive, you can bring it to our attention by clicking on the 'report
abuse' link by the comment. It will be reviewed by online staff.
Please understand that 1) a comment is not "inappropriate" solely
because you disagree with its author; and 2) there may be a delay while
the comment is being reviewed.
Please review our Reader Comment Guidelines.
Sort by: Oldest first | Newest First
Nonny1
of Gainesville, FL
degree or certificate by 2000."
College is NOT for everyone. Slots should be given to those who have the best gpa's/testing scores and recommendations. Poor is poor. If you are poor, you need assistance to pay for college. The money should go to the best and brightest always, especially now that it is getting more difficult to find a spot in many universities/colleges. Our workforce must compete globally and Americans deserve to have the most qualified workers. College acceptance should be based on MERIT and nothing else...report abuse
Jun 9, 2008 11:08 AM
There are no recent national studies showing the number of college kids enrolled in remedial courses, but the numbers (guess) appear to be up to 42%. That is SCARY! I did find this statistic from the NEA: "Between 1992 and 2000, 69% of those students who had NOT ENROLLED IN ANY POSTSECONDARY REMEDIAL COURSE earned a
degree or certificate by 2000."
College is NOT for everyone. Slots should be given to those who have the best gpa's/testing scores and recommendations. Poor is poor. If you are poor, you need assistance to pay for college. The money should go to the best and brightest always, especially now that it is getting more difficult to find a spot in many universities/colleges. Our workforce must compete globally and Americans deserve to have the most qualified workers. College acceptance should be based on MERIT and nothing else...report abuse
You must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
