1 in 3 Colorado college students needs remedial work

About one in three first-year college students needs remedial help in at least one core subject, according to an annual report by the Colorado Commission for Higher Education.

Remediation rates haven't changed much over the past few years, but state officials are confident that a new system in place to align Colorado's K-12 schools with higher education will begin to show results.

"This is like turning a big ship in the middle of the ocean," said Colorado Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien. "I'd say in the next two school years, we would begin to see kids more on grade level."