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EdSource: Community colleges loosen STEM math placement rules, calming some critics

December 13, 2024—EdSource Higher Education reporters Michael Burke and Amy DiPierro speak to Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens regarding AB 1705, a law signed in 2022, that requires the California Community College system to evaluate the impact of enrolling students into calculus prerequisites and, if they can’t prove students benefit from those classes, to stop […]

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EdSource: What to know about changes in STEM math placement at California community colleges

November 15, 2024—EdSource Higher Education reporters Amy DiPierro and Michael Burke speak with Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens on CA Assembly Bills 705 and 1705. AB “705 allows most students to skip all sorts of remedial classes in favor of full credit courses that can transfer to a four-year college; AB 1705 additionally requires colleges […]

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