No Child Left Behind Act and "Unfunded Mandates" : A Legal Analysis of School District of the City of Pontiac v. Secretary of the United States Department of Education.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Educational law and legislation.

School districts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses ruling of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in School District of the City of Pontiac v. Secretary of the United States Department of Education, that the No Child Left Behind Act failed to provide the required "clear notice" to States and school districts regarding requirements they must fulfill in order to receive Federal funding. Discusses implications, including potential practical effect, procedural ramifications, and legal impact of the ruling.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. No Child Left Behind Act and "Unfunded Mandates"

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