Title: Equality vs. Equity | Providing Student Resources | King Online
Headings: Equality vs. Equity: A Crucial Difference in Pedagogy
Equality vs. Equity: A Crucial Difference in Pedagogy
Equality vs. Equity: A Matter of Enough
Cases of Student Inequity
Bridging the Gap
Make an Impact in Your Local School System

Content: Equity is defined by the Glossary of Education Reform as encompassing a “ wide variety of educational models, programs, and strategies that may be considered fair, but not necessarily equal. ” While public school is available for all students who reside in a district, certain kids need more than others to succeed, due to a disability or an inequality in the student’s life, such as income inequality. Providing more equity in education levels the playing field for students who start from behind compared to others. During President Barack Obama’s tenure in office, the Department of Education offered grants to help promote equity in education. Equality vs. Equity: A Matter of Enough
Equity and equality are important for student success in different ways. Equality denotes how people are treated, such as providing students an equal amount of respect or an equal amount of instruction. But equity, on the other hand, is about giving each students the tools he or she specifically needs to thrive. Some students need additional individual attention from educators in order to fully understand a concept, and even more broadly, many students have different learning styles. Some students prefer learning by voice (audio) while others are more visual learners.