Prepared for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, this report provides background on the provision of tutorial services in the colleges and recommends changes to the regulations for tutorial services. Following a report summary, background information is presented, indicating that: (1) tutoring services are being delivered…

This study evaluated a pilot project for privatizing or outsourcing remedial education programs in the state of Maryland. The program was conducted by the mathematics department at Howard Community College and Sylvan Learning Systems, a Baltimore-based tutoring company, and covered four periods the summer, spring, and fall semesters of 1995 and…