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50 Years of ERIC
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Student Competency Testing.
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Berry, Mary F. – High School Journal, 1979
The author, Assistant HEW Secretary for Education, reviews some of the evidence and recommendations on declining achievement in American schools, especially the National Academy of Education report, "Improving Educational Achievement." She examines point-by-point the current proposal for a national standards panel and a national competency test.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Quality
Lawyers and Courts as Architects of Educational Policy: The Case of Minimal Competence Testing.
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Getz, Jon E.; Glass, Gene V. – High School Journal, 1979
The authors critique legal arguments which have been used by attorneys, especially Merle S. McClung of the Center for Law and Education, in opposing minimum competency testing programs in the schools. The arguments mainly concern the 14th Amendment, racial discrimination, and the denial of due process. (SJL)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
The Federal Role in Rural Education.
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Melcher, John – High School Journal, 1981
The author, a senator from Montana, sees hope for rural schooling in the changing federal role in education, as evidenced particularly by Public Law 96-354, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which allows federal regulations to distinguish between urban and rural areas. Part of a theme issue on rural education. (SJL)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
An Update of Student Rights.
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Ornstein, Allan C. – High School Journal, 1980
Summarizes the major constitutional rights of students which are supported by recent court cases in the areas of religion; freedom of speech, expression, and assembly; student government; academic penalties and grades; pregnant and married students; exclusion from extracurricular activities; punishment; police in the schools; student records; and…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Censorship, Schooling, and the Law.
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Fischer, Louis; Sorenson, Gail Paulus – High School Journal, 1979
This essay highlights issues in the legal aspects of school related censorship and summarizes the current law under the following categories: general considerations, the Tinker principle, prior review of student publications, censorship of classroom speech and materials, and censorship of library resources. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Freedom of Speech and Expression in the Public Schools: A Closer Look at Teachers' Rights.
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Lewis, Joan B. – High School Journal, 1980
This review examines the reasoning behind court decisions in selected cases that define the specific conditions under which restrictions may be imposed on a teacher's right to freedom of speech in the classroom and in the selection of instructional materials. From this review, guidelines are drawn for formulating district policy. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Board of Education Policy, Classroom Communication, Court Litigation
Due Process Rights of High School Students.
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Chandler, Gary L. – High School Journal, 1992
Presents a legal, logical, and practical explanation of the due process rights of students. Summarizes the decisions of the courts in the cases of "Dixon v. Alabama State Board of Education,""Goss v. Lopez," and "In re Gault." Concludes that students are entitled to substantive and procedural due process protection in school suspension and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Expulsion, Hearings