Scores below that meant students had to often take remediation classes before they could do college-level work.
"We have notified all of the federal agency chief information officers to take remediation steps," said a government official who declined to be identified because he had not been authorized to speak about the breach.
Over all, 74 percent of city high school graduates enrolled at the system's six community colleges take remediation in at least one subject, but those needing all three are at the highest risk of dropping out.
Remediation is a strong predictor of college drop-outs: only 35percentt of students who take remediation classes graduate within six years.
Here it was necessary to include direct costs incurred by homeowners, who typically bear the cost of taking remedial action, as well as those of other local and central government departments involved in radon prevention and remediation, and of builders.
Data from the Massachusetts Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Higher Education showed that the need for remediation crossed socioeconomic lines, and students who take remedial classes, which do not count toward their degrees, are far more likely to drop out of school.
Eric S. Reed, the interim dean of the graduate school, said that nearly all the conditionally admitted students were required to take language remediation classes, and that some were required to take "deficiency" classes to teach them a necessary skill.
Several state and city agencies landed on Con Edison's side, arguing that regardless of the environmental impact, New York desperately needed additional power, and Con Edison officials took their remediation offers off the table.
For the current study, it was necessary to select water samples taken before remediation began [ 14].
"It takes a lot of our time and energy and money to figure out what to do with all of these students who need remediation," said Alexandra W. Logue, the university's executive vice chancellor and provost.
