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Arenas, Alberto; Gunckel, Kristin L.; Smith, William L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Schools have become ground zero for clashes over transgender rights, and critics are denouncing academic institutions--and more recently, the Obama administration--for supporting transgender students in their right to use restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. This article responds to the seven most common claims made by…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Student Rights, Sanitary Facilities, Safety
McDaniel, Thomas R. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
South Carolina's Educator Improvement Act provides for a "cradle-to-grave" system of training, certification, employment, and evaluation of teachers. The author fears this type of legislation is the precursor of a nationwide shift in the locus of policy making. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Federal State Relationship, National Competency Tests, School District Autonomy
Doyle, Denis P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Informational, diagnostic, prescriptive functions of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are best served by governance structure composed of federal, state, and local members and a standing technical advisory board. Structure protects NAEP from undue federal influence and special interest groups, builds bridges to educators and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid