Report: 21 percent of 2018 Wheaton North High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 94 percent of Wheaton North High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 21 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they were not prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education. Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 87 percent of Wheaton North students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at a college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state. Of the Wheaton North graduates attending Illinois...