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Download full textZirkel, Perry A. – 1983
This chapter provides an overview of legislation and litigation relating to reduction in force (RIF) with a focus on cases decided since 1980. State statutes continue to be the primary source of the law concerning RIF, so a table is provided for these statutes and their various provisions. These statutes include the dismissla-type, and the less…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Zirkel, Perry A. – Updating School Board Policies, 1985
In 1978 Congress enacted an amendment to the General Education Provisions Act (the Hatch Amendment), which mandates two privacy-based safeguards in those federally funded programs "designed to explore or develop new or unproven teaching methods or techniques." Implementing regulations were issued last fall by the U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Conflict, Conservatism, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Zirkel, Perry A.; Bargerstock, Charles T. – 1980
Declining enrollment and lower teacher turnover have forced many school districts to reduce the number of professional personnel employed. State legislatures, the courts, and local collective negotiations have been the principal scenes of legal activity concerning reduction in force (RIF). In this monograph, both technical legal information and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Compared to students from affluent public and prep schools, few inner-city students receive extra time or other accommodations when taking high-stakes tests. The growth in "false positives" among affluent youth may partly stem from nonspecific definitions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Fairness is being…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Affluent Youth, Classification, College Students
