Leveled Readings / Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
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
“…a State's interest in universal education, however highly we rank it, is not totally free from a balancing process when it impinges on fundamental rights and interests…”
Adapted · about grade 4
A state's goal of schooling everyone must be weighed against people's basic rights.
Adapted · about grade 7
A state's interest in education for all, however important, must still be balanced against basic rights.
Adapted · about grade 10
A state's interest in universal education, however highly ranked, is not free from a balancing process when it impinges on fundamental rights and interests.