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title: "Data Highlight: How have English and math course failure rates changed for California community college students since AB 705?"
description: Infographic that explores students' failure rate trends comparing pre-AB 705 to Post-AB 705 timeframes. The research shows there are fewer failed attempts...
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# [Data Highlight: How have English and math course failure rates changed for California community college students since AB 705?](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/data-highlight-how-have-english-and-math-course-failure-rates-changed-for-california-community-college-students-since-ab-705)

 Written by [The RP Group](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/author/the-rp-group) | July 2025

Infographic that explores students' failure rate trends comparing pre-AB 705 to post-AB 705 timeframes. The research shows there are fewer failed attempts in math and English since implementation of AB 705 beginning in fall 2019.

 

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