Source: (Interaction Institute for Social Change, 2016) This popular cartoon illustrates the difference between equality and equity: In other words, the goals and expectations are the same for all students, but the supports needed to achieve those goals depends on the students’ needs ( Equity Education, 2019 ). Essentially, everyone gets the same thing, regardless of where they come from or what needs they might have.Įquity is the provision of personalized resources needed for all individuals to reach common goals. It is important to note that though the words sound and are spelled similarly, they have very different meanings.Įquality is the provision of equal treatment, access, and opportunity to resources and opportunities ( Gunn, 2018 ). The words equity and equality are often used interchangeably, confused as having the same meaning. What’s the difference between equity and equality?Įducational researchers, Cramer, Little, and McHatton (2018) explain that using the correct language to describe issues in education is critical. This blog series seeks to answer the question: What does equity in education look like? Unfortunately, issues of educational equality and equity are still the most commonly raised issues in communities across the nation (See: McNeel, 2019 McMillan, 2019 Peetz, 2019 Wilson Phelan, 2019 ). One would hope that a landmark ruling and the passage of time might heal an education system that was designed to limit access to students of color and benefit white students. Board of Education ruling was made and “separate but equal” education was found to be decidedly unequal. After all, it was only 65 years ago that the Brown vs. Įqual access to a high quality public education has been a top social justice issue for the past century. This is the first installment in the ImpactTulsa multi-part series, Equity in Education. Laura Latta, M.Ed., Ph.D., Director of Post-Secondary Partnerships & Research
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