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ERIC Number: EJ666651
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Legal Issues in Developmental Education: The Impact of High-Stakes Testing.
Miksch, Karen L.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v19 n2 p53-58 Spr 2003
Discusses the increasing number of legal challenges to high-stakes testing, which can potentially impact developmental education programs nationally. Analyzes challenges to the tests in four states, and suggests that the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) may lead to lawsuits if a child has not received an appropriate education. (Contains 15 references.) (NB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, High Stakes Tests, Legal Problems, Remedial Programs, Test Use, Testing, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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