Heading Off Legal Challenges to Local Minimum Competency Programs.

Christie, Samuel G.; Casey, John A.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Heading Off Legal Challenges to Local Minimum Competency Programs.

Christie, Samuel G.; Casey, John A.

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v5 n1 p31-42 Spr 1983

One of the major concerns of the California school district represented in this case study centered on the possible legal problems associated with minimum competency testing (MCT). The responses of the district to the California law regarding MCT, and to six potential problem areas, are documented. (LC)

Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Court Litigation, Field Tests, Legal Problems, Minimum Competency Testing, Racial Discrimination, School Districts, Test Construction, Test Validity, Testing Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Identifiers - Location: California

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