Revisiting Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education

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Author(s): Marquis C. Grant (Grand Canyon University, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 33
Source title: Research Anthology on Racial Equity, Identity, and Privilege
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4507-5.ch009

Keywords: Gender and Diversity / Information Science Reference / Political Science / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Equity, equality, and reform were intended to level the playing field, so to speak, for children who have been marginalized since the idea of public education was introduced. The beginning stages of a structured, formal education system was not inclusive; in fact, the one-size-fits-all mindset of public education set a standard by which children of color, children with disabilities, and poor children received nothing more than a substandard education, if they received an education at all. This new idea of a free public education was reserved for the majority, unattainable for children who were perceived to fall outside the notion of a traditional student model. This chapter revisits equity, equality, and reform in public education.

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