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Download full textJordan, June B., Ed.; Ramirez, Bruce A., Ed. – 1987
This yearbook provides special education information (for the period July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986) including federal policy actions, state policy, important reports, statistical data on exceptional students served and personnel employed, and directory listings of key offices and officials concerned with special education. Summaries are presented…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Rudner, Lawrence; Farris, Michael P. – 1992
In December 1991, the South Carolina Supreme Court ordered the State Board of Education to stop using the Education Entrance Examination (EEE) for licensing parents who want to teach their children at home. In ruling that the test's validation process did not meet a standard of reasonableness, the Court established a significant precedent for test…
Descriptors: Certification, Civil Liberties, College Entrance Examinations, Court Litigation
Lonergan, James – 2003
This guide reviews the testing and accountability requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). It discusses: subjects on which students will be tested and when (all states must test math and reading achievement annually in grades 3-8 and at least once during grades 10-12 by 2005-06); whether children with disabilities or limited…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Legislation, Educational Quality
Fitzsimmons, Mary K. – 1998
This brief identifies practices that include students with disabilities in large-scale assessments as required by the reauthorized and amended 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It notes relevant research by the National Center on Educational Outcomes and summarizes major findings of studies funded by the U.S. Office of Special…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Jordan, June B., Ed.; Zantal-Wiener, Kathy, Ed. – 1988
The yearbook provides special education information including federal and state policy actions; important reports; statistical data on exceptional students served and personnel employed; and directory listings of key offices, officials, and organizations concerned with special education. In general, the yearbook covers reports issued from July…
Descriptors: Awards, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
Boardman, Sharon G., Ed.; Butler, Michael J., Ed. – 1981
The significance of competency assessment for schools of education is explored with emphasis on developments at the state level and in specific teacher education programs. Multidimensional quality indicators of teacher preparation programs are suggested in the first paper. Other papers present an overview of state legislative reactions to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Black Teachers, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Legislation
