Responds to the argument that college standards must be made tougher to, in turn, force high schools to improve. Argues that tougher standards would result in the elimination of developmental education and discusses the value of developmental programs. Includes excerpts from papers written by the author's students refuting the argument. (AJL)

Summarizes the implementation of a new General Education Program at Kean University, which sets forth a vertical, skills-based curriculum. The program directly addresses developmental education, calling for a restructuring of ways to deliver it and a vision for incorporating it into the University curriculum. (VWC)

Asserts that the growth in technology requires a more sophisticated workforce at a time when college students are demonstrating a greater need for remediation and basic skills education. However, revenue cuts in developmental courses and their support services present community colleges and universities with declining enrollments and budget gaps.…