http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/law-school-admission-council-lsac-accused-of-discrimination/ Education News Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/law-school-admission-council-lsac-accused-of-discrimination/#comment-5756 Katy Challenger Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:10:23 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208260#comment-5756 It is vital that all requests for deviations from normal policy be investigated fully. It sounds as if this student has received accommodations in the past. Those accommodations should be reviewed and then implemented. Just because questions become more complex does mean that the test taker should be granted even more time. It should be expected that the original accommodation would cover all testing situations unless a change in their original disability occurs. The point of an accommodation is to level the playing field, not to tilt the playing field toward the disabled (that would also be prejudiced). It would be interesting to hear the school's side of the story. It is vital that all requests for deviations from normal policy be investigated fully. It sounds as if this student has received accommodations in the past. Those accommodations should be reviewed and then implemented. Just because questions become more complex does mean that the test taker should be granted even more time. It should be expected that the original accommodation would cover all testing situations unless a change in their original disability occurs. The point of an accommodation is to level the playing field, not to tilt the playing field toward the disabled (that would also be prejudiced). It would be interesting to hear the school’s side of the story.

]]> http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/law-school-admission-council-lsac-accused-of-discrimination/#comment-5401 Touseef Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:51:29 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208260#comment-5401 Very very few, if any, show up at BOE mieetngs. At some mieetngs there is nobody there that isn't part of staff, except an occaisional straggler.There should be 10-15 there at every meeting! Very very few, if any, show up at BOE mieetngs. At some mieetngs there is nobody there that isn’t part of staff, except an occaisional straggler.There should be 10-15 there at every meeting!

]]> http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/law-school-admission-council-lsac-accused-of-discrimination/#comment-5400 Seven Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:07:37 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208260#comment-5400 While in college, I was told repeated how easy it will be for me to get a job since I'm a guy wanting to teach 3rd-5th (and not as a PE coach).They were right.I was offered my choice of grade and subject my 3rd week of student teaching.By the way, in a k-5 school of 1,200 students there are 68 teachers and only 7 are guys (6 are 4th and 5th grade teachers). While in college, I was told repeated how easy it will be for me to get a job since I’m a guy wanting to teach 3rd-5th (and not as a PE coach).They were right.I was offered my choice of grade and subject my 3rd week of student teaching.By the way, in a k-5 school of 1,200 students there are 68 teachers and only 7 are guys (6 are 4th and 5th grade teachers).

]]> http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/law-school-admission-council-lsac-accused-of-discrimination/#comment-4627 Sean the Welshman Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:43:44 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208260#comment-4627 This article is begging for a lawyer joke. :) This article is begging for a lawyer joke.

]]> http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/law-school-admission-council-lsac-accused-of-discrimination/#comment-4623 Kevin Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:03:58 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208260#comment-4623 ABA is joining in on the side of the plaintiff? It feels like the deck is stacked a little bit there, isn't it? ABA is joining in on the side of the plaintiff? It feels like the deck is stacked a little bit there, isn’t it?

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