ARE NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS READY FOR COLLEGE WHEN THEY GRADUATE? A NEW STUDY SAYS MORE THAN HALF ARE NOT. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS 51 PERCENT OF RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADS NEEDED REMEDIAL HELP IN COLLEGE…COSTING NEW MEXICO 22-MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR.
WHILE MANY STATES STRUGGLE WITH THE PROBLEM, THE STUDY SHOWS NEW MEXICO HAS SEEN NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE NUMBERS IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.
