Leveled Readings / Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Chief Justice Warren Burger, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg (1971)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“Rural areas accustomed for half a century to the consolidated school systems implemented by bus transportation could make adjustments more readily than metropolitan areas…”
Adapted · about grade 4
Country areas that already bused students could change more easily than big cities.
Adapted · about grade 7
Rural areas that had used buses for decades could adjust more easily than cities.
Adapted · about grade 10
Rural areas long accustomed to consolidated school systems served by bus transportation could adjust more readily than metropolitan areas.
Used in: How did the law on segregated schools change, and why?