E quity has become a familiar term on American college campuses in recent years, as well as a flash point in the nation’s culture wars. Centers for teaching and learning embrace it, as do institutes ...
The words equality and equity often get used interchangeably, but they have quite different meanings. Equality is an objective term — it means just what it implies and there is little room for debate.
Karen Baptiste, Ed.D., a senior consultant at McREL International, is a former special education teacher, instructional coach, and director who now works with K–12 schools across the United States to ...
In George Orwell’s allegorical novel Animal Farm, the animals conspire to take control of their farm from the uncaring humans. In the process, they attempt to avoid the typical horrible behavior of ...
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” – Audre Lorde With the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on Affirmative Action, I am ...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. DEI is the most common acronym in the diversity space. D for diversity, E for equity — not equality — and I for inclusion. Why the ...
Jamie Wallace and Elaine V. Howes are co-editors of the book Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Science Teaching: Teacher Research and Investigation from Today’s Classrooms: The terms “equity” and ...