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A Brief Review of Recent Court Decisions Related to the Use of Examinations for Purposes of Making Personnel Decisions. An Addendum to the Materials Prepared for the Writing Subtest of the Florida Teacher Competency Examination.

Harward, Lucy E.; Hoetker, James – 1979

Recent court decisions provide legal guidelines for the construction of teacher qualification tests. Such tests have often led to the rejection of a disproportionally large percentage of minority applicants. Boards of education have the right to establish tests and other standards pertaining to teacher employment. It is unlawful, however, for an…

Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Employment Qualifications, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)