Publication Date
| In 2019 | 10 |
| Since 2018 | 103 |
| Since 2015 (last 5 years) | 378 |
| Since 2010 (last 10 years) | 829 |
| Since 2000 (last 20 years) | 2089 |
Descriptor
Source
| Phi Delta Kappan | 6614 |
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 296 |
| Administrators | 102 |
| Teachers | 97 |
| Policymakers | 93 |
| Researchers | 19 |
| Parents | 10 |
| Students | 1 |
Location
| California | 152 |
| United States | 116 |
| Canada | 83 |
| New York | 83 |
| Florida | 60 |
| Massachusetts | 57 |
| Texas | 54 |
| Michigan | 39 |
| New York (New York) | 37 |
| Japan | 35 |
| Ohio | 34 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Does not meet standards | 2 |
Van Til, William – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Based on the Florida experience, one should expect, among other things, new problems for minority students, lawsuits against the tests, calls for tests of teachers, and scapegoating and blaming. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy, Minority Groups
Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Although the denial of accrued sick leave for pregnancy is not per se illegal, school districts could make a very positive step toward equal opportunity by treating pregnancy the same as all other temporary disabilities. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Leaves of Absence
Johnson, Claradine; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
The Peer Leadership Program decreased student absences, the dropout rate, physical attacks, and vandalism costs, and increased student involvement. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Discipline, Educational Environment, High Schools, Peer Counseling
Washburn, David E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Reports on the results of a survey of the occurrence of ethnic studies courses in the schools of Pennsylvania. (IRT)
Descriptors: Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Studies, School Districts
Hart, Gary K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
The purpose of this proficiency legislation is to create a public dialogue regarding high school graduation standards, restore meaning to the high school diploma, and ensure that students who have difficulty with basic skills receive appropriate instruction. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Fisher, Thomas H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
Glass, Gene V. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
The items of the Florida minimal competency test have never been validated as measures of "survival skills," and the pass/fail standards were set mindlessly and capriciously. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Fremer, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Replies to the immediately preceding article. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Enochs, James C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
The Modesto plan includes basic skills competency standards in the K-8 grades and competency-based high school graduation. (IRT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Beal, Barry B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Since 1960 Denver has operated a testing program designed to assure that high school graduates possess minimum competence in four basic areas--arithmetic, spelling, grammar, and reading comprehension. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Candor-Chandler, Catherine – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
The key elements to this plan for special education students are keeping a check on student achievement throughout all the grades, communicating with parents about student deficiencies, and requiring competency tests of all high school students. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Persons
Henderson, Donald J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
All students except the mentally handicapped are required to show by examination that they are able to read, speak, and understand ordinary English; write a simple, correct, intelligible paragraph; and perform with reasonable mastery fundamental mathematical processes. (Author)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Findley, Jim – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Students graduating from Westside High must meet hour and competency test requirements. The seven competency tests are in reading, writing, mathematics, democratic process, problem-solving, oral communication, and consumerism. (IRT)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, High School Students
Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
The procedural due process principles of Goss v. Lopez do not apply in cases of "academic" dismissal rather than disciplinary dismissal. The difficulty in making this distinction, particularly at the elementary and secondary levels, undoubtedly will be the cause of much future litigation. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion
Kersting, Joseph – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Describes the Corrections and Alternative Education Program that includes extensive field experience. (IRT)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education
