...At Montgomery College, 75 percent of students are graduates of Montgomery County Public Schools. The nationally acclaimed school system sent one-fourth of its 2010 spring graduates to Montgomery College, where 60 percent of students require remedial courses. Students fresh out of high school come in at closer to 70 percent, spokesman Marcus Rosano said.
Students who do not demonstrate a grasp of basic college skills on placement exams are enrolled in remedial courses, which generally do not count toward their degrees. They can read and do fractions, but can't analyze literature or apply their skills to advanced math.
"Based on the press that comes out of [Montgomery schools headquarters], you'd think everyone is leaving MCPS with a pocketful of AP courses that they've mastered," said Joseph Hawkins, a remedial instructor with Prince George's County and Howard County community colleges before spending 19 years in MCPS's data office...
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/05/local-high-school-graduates-struggle-community-college#ixzz1MlbMvcmE
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