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Download full textOffice of Child Support Enforcement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1986
The Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984 require that every state not qualifying for a waiver appoint a commission to look at the success of the state's child support enforcement program in securing support and parental involvement for all children needing such services, whether they were eligible for public assistance or not. This…
Descriptors: Children, Compliance (Legal), Fathers, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedEquity and Excellence, 1988
An investigation into the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) revealed the following: (1) the desegregation plans of ten states expired before achieving their goal, yet OCR has taken no remedial action to enforce the law; and (2) legal infractions by OCR have not been adequately investigated. (BJV)
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights, Desegregation Plans, Discriminatory Legislation
Clark, Catherine P. – 1985
This document reports the proceedings of a 1985 conference on preventing the legal problems that could grow out of the implementation of career ladder and merit pay programs for teachers. The contents of the report include a welcome by Preston C. Kronkosky; an overview by Virginia Koehler of the goals, characteristics, and demands of career ladder…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Court Litigation, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Hendrickson, Robert M.; Mangum, Ronald Scott – 1977
Explored are the various kinds and degrees of interdependence between private colleges and state governments. An overview examines the meaning of "private," and the legal relationships are analyzed: Supreme Court Decisions, the state action doctrine, sifting facts and weighing circumstances, and case law trends toward state action.…
Descriptors: Consortia, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Role
Vasquez-Chairez, Maria – 1988
This handbook clarifies how to meet legal requirements when the same student population qualifies for both bilingual and special education programs. Legal streamlining of existing California-mandated requirements for bilingual and special education is emphasized. The handbook begins with a discussion of the difficulties encountered when providing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Administration
Phillips, S. E. – 1993
States use many high-stakes assessments to make decisions about individuals. These tests may be criticized by those who believe that their purpose or application is discriminatory. Because litigation is time consuming and costly, it is advantageous for states to plan assessments carefully to maximize legal defensibility. This handbook is designed…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discriminatory Legislation, Educational Assessment
Tractenberg, Paul L. – 1977
About half the states in the U.S., either by legislative or administrative action, have moved toward the imposition of statewide performance standards in their elementary and secondary schools. Typically these standards pertain to the basic skills--reading, mathematical computation, and written and oral expression. Almost all of these programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Basic Skills
