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Pabian, Jay M. – New England Law Review, 1979
Examines the ineffectiveness of common law action in negligence suits and the effectiveness of state legislation to eliminate educational malpractice and functional illiteracy. Suggests alternative ways to prove educational malpractice. Available from New England Law Review, 126 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116. (IRT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Malpractice, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing

Klein, Alice J. – Suffolk University Law Review, 1979
Investigates the viability of a negligence action for inadequate public school education. Explores the problems inherent in proving each element of negligence, the available defense, and the potential consequences for plaintiffs, defendants, and educational policy-making that would flow from judicial recognition of a cause of action. Journal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Court Litigation, Educational Malpractice