Kri Burkander, Dae Y. Kim, Lauren Schudde, Mark Duffy, Maja Pehrson, Nancy  Lawrence, Taylor Stenley, Elizabeth Jackson, Lindsey Liu
            
          
                      
              This interim report examines the impact of Assembly Bill 705, a California law that reformed developmental education (DE) in community colleges. The law aimed to increase student success by reducing reliance on placement tests and…