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· 5/23/1989

Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co.

Citations

  • 715 F. Supp. 309
  • 29 ERC 1999
  • 29 ERC (BNA) 1999
  • 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5772

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a state violates the EEOA if even an adequately-funded program “fails, after being employed for a period of time sufficient to give the plan a legitimate trial”
  • holding that “the practices actually used” must be “reasonably calculated to implement effectively the educational theory” and that accurate testing and evaluation is necessary to monitor the program.
  • holding that a state violates the EEOA if even an adequately-funded program “fails, after being employed for a period of time sufficient to give the plan a legitimate trial”
  • recognizing that school districts have discretion to decide whether language ability grouping is appropriate
  • explaining that LEP programs must be given a “sufficient” period of time to work
  • referring to a school district which does not operate a dual system as having achieved “unitary status”

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Judges: Saffels

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