The Fifth Circuit Court established a three-part test to determine if school districts are complying with the Equal Educational Opportuniites Act of 1974. The requirements include:
Theory - The school must implement a program based on sound educational theroy or, at a minimum, a legitimate experimental program design.
Practice - The school idstrict must put into practice the educational program they have designed. They must allocate the necessary personnel and practices to transfer theory to practice.
Results - The school must stop programs that fail to produce results.