ABSTRACT
Legal challenges to state assessment programs have focused primarily on the issues of adverse impact, parental rights, and testing accommodations. However, once a case goes to trial, issues of test validity, reliability, passing standards, and adherence to other professional standards are typically raised. The Debra P.v.Turlington (1984) and G.I.Forum et al. v. Texas Education Agency et al. (2000) cases provide precedent for many of the testing standards reviewed briefly in subsequent sections. The major focus of this chapter is on the difficult area of testing accommodations when there are few legal precedents and tough policy questions.
