Sadly this is a continuation of a long trend. In 2005 Inside Higher Ed mentioned: > Fewer than a third of college degree recipients are “proficient” in everyda

Sadly this is a continuation of a long trend. In 2005 Inside Higher Ed mentioned: > Fewer than a third of college degree recipients are “proficient” in everyday literacy, U.S. study finds, and rate is falling. Do you think its gotten worse or better, 15 years on? Back in 2017 I wrote about how Cal State replaced no-credit classes with credit bearing ones, and then nixed the requirements for placement exams and remedial classes: https://medium.com/@simon.sarris/higher-education-erodes-a7c9983692e0 https://medium.com/@simon.sarris/higher-education-erodes-a7c... > At Cal State, about 40% of freshmen each year are considered not ready for college-level work and required to take remedial classes that do not count toward their degrees. > The hope is that these efforts will also help students obtain their degrees sooner — one of the public university system’s priorities. Cal State has committed to doubling its four-year graduation rate, from 19% to 40%, by 2025.