Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Eastern
Location: Webinar
Description: This webinar presents research on efforts to reduce rates of student placement in college remedial mathematics. Researcher Dr. Angela Boatman will share findings from a recent impact evaluation of a pre-college remediation intervention-the Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support (SAILS) program in Tennessee. Dr. Marla Davis from the Mississippi Department of Education will discuss her state's experience implementing a pre-college math readiness program, including challenges, successes, and lessons learned.
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Partnership or Research Alliance: New York Research Partnership for Alternative Pathways and Rhode Island Pipelines to College and Career Research Partnership
Audience: The intended audience for this webinar includes state-level administrators responsible for establishing math curriculum requirements and district administrators responsible for secondary math curriculum and instruction and for programming related to college readiness. A secondary audience includes postsecondary administrators involved in programs of remedial-education reform in partnership with high schools.
Speakers: -Dr. Angela Boatman, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education, Vanderbilt University -Dr. Marla Davis, Bureau Director and Mathematics Content Specialist, Office of Secondary Education, Mississippi Department of Education -Dr. Katherine Shields, Senior Research Associate and New York Research Partnership Lead, REL Northeast & Islands
Report Citation: Kane, T., Boatman, A., Kozakowski, W., Bennett, C., Hitch, R., & Weisenfeld, D. (2018). Remedial math goes to high school: An evaluation of the Tennessee SAILS program. Research Report. Cambridge, MA: Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University. Retrieved from link
