College is the new High School and that should terrify everyone. Three headlines from this year: Cal State to overhaul remedial education, replace no-credit with credit-bearing classes (March, LA Times) For example, about 38 percent of last fall’s 61,757 CSU freshmen were found to need remediation in either English or math Algebra is the most failed course at community colleges across the country. Is it time to nix the requirement? (July, NPR)