Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:argued_on December 8, 1970
gptkbp:case_outcome Unanimous decision
gptkbp:consequences Encouraged community involvement in desegregation efforts
Influenced educational policy reforms
Influenced the development of educational assessment tools
Facilitated the creation of inter-district desegregation plans
Promoted the importance of culturally relevant pedagogy
Strengthened federal authority in school desegregation
Encouraged similar lawsuits across the country
Encouraged the establishment of magnet schools
Influenced public opinion on school desegregation
Highlighted the need for teacher training on diversity issues
Promoted awareness of educational inequality
Promoted diversity in public schools
Set standards for evaluating desegregation efforts
Highlighted the role of transportation in desegregation
Encouraged the establishment of community partnerships in education
Facilitated the implementation of desegregation plans
Led to increased federal oversight of school districts
Influenced the allocation of federal education funding
Contributed to the ongoing struggle for civil rights in education.
Informed the debate on affirmative action in education
Affected the development of school district policies
Contributed to the dialogue on race and education in America
Encouraged research on educational outcomes by race
Contributed to the evolution of educational equity standards
Reinforced the importance of equal educational opportunities
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 20, 1971
gptkbp:docket_number 70-81
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Post-Brown v. Board of Education era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
gptkbp:impact Influenced future desegregation cases
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Henry_Swann
gptkb:Charlotte-Mecklenburg_Board_of_Education
gptkbp:is_cited_in 402 U. S. 1 (1971)
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legal_issue School desegregation
gptkbp:legal_outcome Upheld lower court's ruling
gptkbp:legal_principle Equitable remedies in desegregation cases
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Every_Student_Succeeds_Act
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:No_Child_Left_Behind_Act
gptkbp:outcome Affirmed the use of busing to achieve school desegregation
gptkbp:precedent Busing policies in public schools
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:significance Established precedent for busing as a means to desegregate schools
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_NAACP
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4