Leveled Readings / Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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
“We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.”
Adapted · about grade 4
Schools that keep students apart by race are not equal. 'Separate but equal' does not belong in public schools.
Adapted · about grade 7
We decide that 'separate but equal' has no place in public education. Separate schools are unequal by their very nature.
Adapted · about grade 10
We conclude that in public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place; separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
Used in: How did the law on segregated schools change, and why?