| Title: |
How Maryland's Mathematics Reform Initiative Shapes Student Success: Lessons from Maryland's Community Colleges. Maryland Higher Education Commission Policy Brief |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Yuxin Lin; Florence Xiaotao Ran; Jesse Eze; Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) |
| Source: |
Maryland Higher Education Commission. 2026. |
| Availability: |
Maryland Higher Education Commission. 6 North Liberty Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; Tel: 800-974-0203; Tel: 410-767-3301; Web site: http://www.mhec.state.md.us |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
19 |
| Publication Date: |
2026 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: |
Community Colleges; College Mathematics; Statistics Education; Required Courses; Nonmajors; Educational Change; Remedial Mathematics; Program Effectiveness; Performance Factors; Curriculum Development; Relevance (Education); Student Characteristics; Enrollment Rate; Educational Attainment; Courses; Mathematics Achievement |
| Geographic Terms: |
Maryland |
| Abstract: |
Remedial/developmental education in college, which aims to provide learning support to students assessed as not college ready, can become a roadblock impeding students from retaining and completing college. Starting in 2000, various reforms were implemented nationwide to explore an effective approach to remove barriers, accelerate time of remediation and boost learning outcomes. Maryland is one of the states leading the reforms. In 2013, the University System of Maryland led Maryland's Mathematics Reform Initiative (MMRI), a collaboration among seven Maryland community colleges4 and five state public four-year institutions5 to redesign the math pathway in higher education in order to make the remedial math courses relevant for students' chosen career paths. This policy brief evaluates the impact of this math pathway reform on Maryland community colleges students. The analysis on public four-year institutions will be forthcoming. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
ED679690 |
| Database: |
ERIC |