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Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education: Equity, Equality, and Reform

Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education: Equity, Equality, and Reform
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Author(s): Marquis Carter Grant (Grand Canyon University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 30
Source title: Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Marquis C. Grant (Grand Canyon University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4960-4.ch001

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Abstract

Principles of equity have largely been overlooked in the field of education in favor of an acute focus on equality. Brown vs. Board of Education challenged practices of separate but equal, maintaining that equality was the foundation on which education should be built if all students were to benefit from education. Without a dual consideration for both equity and equality, practitioners are limited in their ability to provide an appropriate education to diverse populations of children. It is not enough to give students the same access to learning opportunities and resources. Educators must also create individualized pathways to the learning environment if all students are to benefit academically.

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