# Remedial Math Goes to High School: An Evaluation of the Tennessee SAILS Program ![High school students working on computers](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/cepr/files/cepr_slider_0.jpeg?itok=XYM0Kd-z) **Project Status:** Past **Focus Area:** [Postsecondary Access & Success](/postsecondary-access-and-success) **Location:** Tennessee ***What are the short-term and long-term outcomes for students who participate in math “pre-remediation” as high-school seniors?*** This is a study of senior-year math programs in Tennessee designed to “pre-remediate” students with low math achievement. This evaluation includes the SAILS (Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support) Program, an innovative K-12 community college partnership that offers students a community college standards-aligned curriculum via a blended learning platform. By offering the equivalent of the college remedial math course to high school students during their senior year, SAILS allows students to simultaneously complete their fourth-year of high school math required for graduation while eliminating the need for remedial math coursework in college. 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J., Boatman, A., Whitney Kozakowski, Bennett, C., Hitch, R., & Weisenfeld, D. (2018). *[Remedial Math Goes to High School: An Evaluation of the Tennessee SAILS Program](/publications/remedial-math-goes-high-school-evaluation-tennessee-sails-program)*. Kane, T. J., Boatman, A., Whitney Kozakowski, Bennett, C., Hitch, R., & Weisenfeld, D. (2018). *[Remedial Math Goes to High School: An Evaluation of the Tennessee SAILS Program](/publications/remedial-math-goes-high-school-evaluation-tennessee-sails-program)*. - [ picture\_as\_pdfsails\_research\_report\_fin...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/cepr/files/sails_research_report_final.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfsails\_research\_report\_fin...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/cepr/files/sails_research_report_final.pdf) Kane, T. J., Boatman, A., Whitney Kozakowski, Bennett, C., Hitch, R., & Weisenfeld, D. (2018). *[Remedial Math Goes to High School: The Impact of the Tennessee SAILS Program (Policy Brief).](/publications/remedial-math-goes-high-school-impact-tennessee-sails-program)* Kane, T. J., Boatman, A., Whitney Kozakowski, Bennett, C., Hitch, R., & Weisenfeld, D. (2018). *[Remedial Math Goes to High School: The Impact of the Tennessee SAILS Program (Policy Brief).](/publications/remedial-math-goes-high-school-impact-tennessee-sails-program)* - [ picture\_as\_pdfsails\_policy\_brief\_final....](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/cepr/files/sails_policy_brief_final.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfsails\_policy\_brief\_final....](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/cepr/files/sails_policy_brief_final.pdf) ### 2015 *[Research Project Overview: The Study of Pre-College Math Remediation Programs in Tennessee](/publications/research-project-overview-study-pre-college-math-remediation-programs-tennessee)*. (2015). Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University. . *[Research Project Overview: The Study of Pre-College Math Remediation Programs in Tennessee](/publications/research-project-overview-study-pre-college-math-remediation-programs-tennessee)*. (2015). Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University. . - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfsails-research-project-ov...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/cepr/files/sails-research-project-overview.pdf) In an effort to promote college enrollment and degree completion, the state of Tennessee has invested a student-centric, technology-based blended learning model of high school mathematics instruction, The Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support... - [ picture\_as\_pdfsails-research-project-ov...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/cepr/files/sails-research-project-overview.pdf) ## People [### Angela Boatman ](/people/angela-boatman)Affiliated Researcher Associate Professor of Higher Education Boston College, Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education ![Angela Boatman](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/cepr/files/boatman_bc.png?itok=ZEYF4R5q) [### David Deming ](/people/david-deming)Affiliated Researcher, SDP Fellowship Faculty Advisor, PIER Fellowship Faculty Mentor Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Director, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy ![david-deming-74240.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/david-deming-74240_0.jpg?itok=EmnOW__Z) [### Claire Gogolen ](/people/claire-gogolen)Senior Project Manager, Mathematics Teaching and Teacher Learning program ![claire-gogolen_7_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/cepr/files/claire-gogolen_7_0.jpg?itok=c5VnAk2R) [### Thomas J. Kane ](/people/thomas-j-kane)Faculty Director Walter H. Gale Professor of Education and Economics, Harvard Graduate School of Education Member, Yidan Prize Foundation Council of Luminaries ![tom_kane_2022_revised_pic_1.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/cepr/files/tom_kane_2022_revised_pic_1.jpg?itok=tVJBFxVr) [### Whitney Kozakowski ](/people/whitney-kozakowski)Researcher, Mathematica PARTNERING IN EDUCATION RESEARCH (PIER) FELLOW ALUM ![Whitney Kozakowski](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/cepr/files/kozakowski_whitney_1_0_0_0_0_0_0_0.jpg?itok=9_n40nER) ## News [### Remedial Education Fixes Won't Cure Completion Crisis ](/news/remedial-education-fixes-wont-cure-completion-crisis) August 05, 2019 Even Tennessee's promising remedial math reform does little to boost college completion, new study finds, calling for more effective models as part of suite of student success efforts. Remedial course work has long been viewed as a primary barrier to... description [### Why We Need to Rethink Remediation ](/news/why-we-need-rethink-remediation) December 16, 2018 CEPR Faculty Director Tom Kane and affiliated researcher Angela Boatman share their insights about CEPR's evaluation of the Tennessee SAILS math remediation program in the following Chronicle of Higher Education op ed. Rising tuition is not the only... description [### Harvard center releases evaluation of Tennessee SAILS math remediation program ](/news/harvard-center-releases-evaluation-tennessee-sails-math-remediation-program) October 29, 2018 SAILS eliminated students’ delay in entering college-level courses; did not increase math achievement More than a third of community college entrants nationally are required to take remedial courses once in college, thereby delaying student progress... description [### A Math Remediation Effort Boosted Students' College Credits. But Did Learning Improve? ](/news/math-remediation-effort-boosted-students-college-credits-did-learning-improve) October 29, 2018 CEPR's findings about the Tennessee SAILS math remediation program are examined in the following High School & Beyond blog post by Education Week. College remediation is a big, expensive deal. More than two-thirds of students in two-year colleges take a... description [### Study on SAILS Program Recommends Better Remediation, Support for Students ](/news/study-sails-program-recommends-better-remediation-support-students) October 29, 2018 CEPR's evaluation of the Tennessee SAILS math remediation program is featured in the following article by Diverse Issues in Higher Education. A new Harvard University Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) study on Tennessee’s Seamless Alignment and... description [### Few Gains for Students in Tenn. Remedial Education Program ](/news/few-gains-students-tenn-remedial-education-program) October 29, 2018 The findings of CEPR's evaluation of the Tennessee SAILS math remediation program are reviewed in the following article by Inside HIgher Education. A new study shows few student achievements from an innovative initiative in Tennessee that moved college... description ## Featured Resource ![rr_cover.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/cepr/files/rr_cover.png?itok=-Fr50Pde) [**SAILS Research Report**](/file_url/1431) ![pb_cover.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9881/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/cepr/files/pb_cover.png?itok=rOZvc5PU) [**SAILS Policy Brief**](/file_url/1432) ## You may also like - [Access to Opportunity](/access-opportunity) - [Strategic Data Project](/strategic-data-project) See also:- [ Math Instruction ](/focus-areas/math-instruction) - [ Postsecondary Access & Success ](/focus-areas/postsecondary-access-and-success) - [ Project ](/page-type/project) - [ Past ](/project-status/past) - [ K12 ](/sector/k12)