While equality focuses on treating people the same, equity asks whether everyone has the same opportunity to thrive in the first place.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

I don’t believe in equality. There, I said it. And before you dismiss this as a radical or cynical stance, hear me out. The entire conversation about equality—whether in intimate relationships, ...

Young Johnny goes to a public high school that does not offer many opportunities or ways to demonstrate talent. He comes from a low-income, underprivileged family but is the type of student who always ...

Sir: The proposed tax reform, involving four tax bills introduced by the federal government has received significant criticism. Notably, it was rejected by the governors’ forum but was still forwarded ...

I wonder if Ms. Guider (Your Views from Oct. 1) understands the difference between equity and equality. She extols the virtues of DEI while that concept is shown to be divisive and racially motivated ...