Legal Opinion
Association of Mexican-American Educators v. California
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 17, 1996No. C-92-3874 WHOPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ORRICK, District Judge.
To have the privilege of teaching in a public school in California, a person must pass a test in reading, writing, and mathematics known as the California Basic Educational Skills Test (“CBEST”), given by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (“CTC”). The CBEST was mandated by the California legislature in response to a public outeiy about the perceived incompetence of many public school teachers.
Plaintiffs, representing a class of minority would-be teachers consisting of African-Americans, Latinos, 1 and Asians, bring this action against…
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3Cited by12 opinions
- The Association Of Mexican-American Educators v. State Of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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- Cureton v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
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- The Association Of Mexican-American Educators v. State Of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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