One common way in which educators do use rigor to mean unyielding or rigid is when they are referring to ârigorousâ learning standards and high expectations âi.e., when they are calling for all students to be held to the same challenging academic standards and expectations.
What is PLA? Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is the process of evaluating and awarding credit for college-level learning acquired outside of the traditional classroom. This type of learning is also known as informal and non-formal learning. Prior learning is sometimes referred to as experiential learning. In many other countries the term recognition is included (e.g., prior learning assessment and recognition).
The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) is a U.S. federal legislation that was enacted in 1996 to restrict and discourage litigation by prisoners.The PLRA came into force in response to a significant increase in prisoner litigation in the federal courts.The provisions of the Act fall under two categories:a.rospective relief provisions: Directed towards institutional reform injunctive litigation. The act states that federal courts must not grant injunctive relief any greater than what is minimally necessary to correct the violations of law identified by the courts.