<p>“Statistics from the Riverside Community College District show that it’s even worse here.
Almost 96 percent of first-time freshmen must take remedial math, and 82 percent must take remedial English. It’s not just precalculus or even algebra that students haven’t mastered. Some high school graduates need remedial arithmetic, according to the community colleges.”</p>
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