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Article: OUTLOOK ON WASHINGTON: Fear Brewing Among Believers in Remedial Education
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- The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
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- December 20, 1996
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OUTLOOK ON WASHINGTON: Fear Brewing Among Believers in Remedial Education.
Latino education leaders fear that the restrictive budget climate in Congress and the push by states to eliminate remedial classes at state universities could prompt Congress to strike at remedial education.
"It would be a big mistake if they did," said Rosie Torres, director of public policy for the Washington-based ASPIRA, a Latino civil rights and education organization.
"Far too many of our students are coming out of school without the tools to get them through college. Providing them with remedial education...gives them a chance to catch up with their peers and compete."
Torres and other Latino leaders who keep ...