AB1705 Deprives Students of Essential Skills Coursework
Help us restore pre-transfer level math and English courses!
AB1705 Deprives Students of Essential Skills Coursework
Help us restore pre-transfer level math and English courses!
Welcome to FixAB1705
What Happened
In 2022, the governor of California signed Assembly Bill 1705, a bill introduced by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin that made it all but impossible for the state's community colleges to offer remedial math and English courses. Since then, underprepared community college students, who were already disadvantaged by substandard high schools, have been failing their entry level coursework at much higher rates. They're then abandoning their educational programs, their local campuses, and their dreams for a successful future.
Who We Are
FixAB1705 is a grass roots network of California students, faculty, and educational leaders who have recognized the harm caused by Jacqui Irwin's legislation and are seeking solutions to its "unintended consequences." We seek a restoration of the pre-transfer level math and English courses that provided effective scaffolded learning for decades.
How to Help
Join us by adding your name to our email list. (Use "Contact Us" form below.) Follow our updates as we take our message to community college districts and California state legislators. Learn about how corporate entities seek to undermine the California Community Colleges.