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Mokher, Christine G.; Park-Gaghan, Toby; Hu, Shouping – Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Since the 2000s, states have experimented with reforms to improve success among underprepared students traditionally assigned to developmental education (DE). Florida's reform under Senate Bill 1720 has been among the most comprehensive and wide-reaching. Recent public high school graduates and military personnel became exempt from DE, but nearly…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Zhao, Kai; Park-Gaghan, Toby J.; Mokhe, Christine G.; Hu, Shouping – Community College Review, 2022
Objective: In 2014, Florida implemented Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), which drastically reshaped developmental education practices across the 28 public state colleges. Under the reform, around two-thirds of students became exempt from developmental education. Yet, many students were still required to take the placement test. If they scored below…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, State Colleges, College Students