The Pandemic Will Leave More Students Unprepared For College. Developmental Education Must Help.

Photo: mangpor2004 / Shutterstock. Article by Mordecai I. Brownlee. Nov 30, 2020.

Nearly 20 million students were projected to attend an institution of higher education in the United States during the fall 2020 semester, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. However, due to COVID-19, colleges are experiencing a 13 percent decline in freshman enrollment as of November, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center recently reported. Specifically, community colleges are experiencing the worst decline, with a nearly 19 percent drop.

This reality—combined with recent survey findings that metropolitan K-12 school districts are experiencing a 1-to-5 percent decline in student enrollments—is sure to negatively affect student success, college preparedness and workforce development. […]

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