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Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Martha M – Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, 1986
Five legal questions are discussed in the conflict between the move to institute minimum competency testing (MCT) for students and the effort to protect the educational rights of handicapped children. The threshold question is whether handicapped children should be subject to the same MCT requirements as the non-handicapped. (PS)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Competency Based Education, Court Litigation
