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Peer reviewedLogar, Antonette – Journal of Law and Education, 1984
Reviews state requirements for minimum competency testing and discusses past and potential future challenges to such testing. Offers possible solutions. (MD)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Download full textFlippo, Rona F. – 1986
Teacher competency testing for the purpose of screening persons prior to state certification continues to be on the upswing in the United States. Many states have implemented paper-pencil tests, most of which were prepared by Educational Testing Service and National Evaluation Systems. Problem areas to consider when certification tests are used to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1986
Use of nationally standardized tests to determine teacher competency continues to be a subject for review in state and federal courts. School district policies have promoted minimum score requirements as a basis for employment decisions concerning certification, hiring, renewal, promotion, and merit pay. Legal challenges to these policies focus…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Due Process
