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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Law and Education Center. – 1979
Establishment of the new Law and Education Center (LEC) at the Education Commission of the States is announced in this document. It notes that the LEC offers preventive legal assistance to state educational programs and that it will focus on a limited number of specific legal issues. The central topic of this initial newsletter is competency…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedPaulson, Darryl; Ball, Doris – Urban Education, 1984
Discusses trend toward minimum competency tests (MCTs) as a requirement for receiving high school graduation. Summarizes criticisms of such testing, and discusses Florida's experience with the MCT, especially in relation to minorities. Concludes that the use of MCTs is potentially discriminatory. (CJM)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Black Students, Competency Based Education, Educational Philosophy
