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Senate backs math-competency initiative to broaden pathways and reduce remedial college courses
Summary
Lawmakers approved a substitute to SB 196 to give high-school students multiple pathways (AP/IB, challenge tests, concurrent enrollment, CTE, IEP options) to demonstrate math competency required for college, aiming to reduce remedial placement.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate approved a first substitute to Senate Bill 196, the Math Competency Initiative, to expand the ways high-school students can demonstrate the math skills colleges require and reduce placement in remedial development courses.
Sponsor Senator Millner described the substitute as offering three primary pathways: advanced coursework with AP/IB scores that earn credit, challenge or placement tests (CLEP, ACT, Accuplacer) and expanded…
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