Competency-Based Education--What Are the Legal Issues?.

Mahon, J. Patrick

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Publication Date: 1980-Feb

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Competency-Based Education--What Are the Legal Issues?

Mahon, J. Patrick

NASSP Bulletin, v64 n433 p98-106 Feb 1980

Competency-based education programs could raise three kinds of legal issues: claims under the due process clause, claims of discrimination under the equal protection clause, and claims of negligence. (Author/JM)

Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection, Graduation Requirements, Legal Problems, Legal Responsibility, Minimum Competency Testing, Racial Discrimination, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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