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Mark Takano: “And I recognize there are other challenges beyond maybe the college-readiness which may impact our graduation rates at…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
And I recognize there are other challenges beyond maybe the college-readiness which may impact our graduation rates at the colleges, but, specifically, because we don't fund remediation, remedial education, whether it is a semester, a year that we need to boost up that student's skills, this is an area that I am concerned with and trying to get a handle on the quantification of how many students may be involved.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Takano expresses concern about the lack of funding for remedial education for veterans.

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