By 1997, seven out of ten first-year students in the CUNY system were failing at least one remedial test in reading, writing or maths (meaning that they had not learnt it to high-school standard).

直到1997年，城市大学系统的新生十之有七未能通过阅读、写作和数学中至少一门加试(亦即他们还未达到高中标准)。

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His remedial teacher sees signs of progress in his reading and writing.

他的辅导教师发现了他在阅读和写作方面进步的迹象。

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After entering the historically black college as a remedial reading student with a thick Louisiana accent, Mackie is today a successful businessman, author and lecturer.

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Hardly surprising, the Department of Education reports that in 1983-84, 16% of college freshmen were enrolled in remedial reading, 21% in remedial writing and 25% in remedial mathematics.

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C. and Baltimore (among other cities) to provide instruction in remedial math and reading for disadvantaged students, found that academic gains exceeded federal expectations for those programs.

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