What is Educational Equity

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The opportunity and support to fulfill one’s educational potential regardless of prior circumstances. Learn more in: Adult Learner-Centered and Scalable Online Competency-Based Education

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Ensuring every learner has the support they individually need to develop to their full potential. Learn more in: A Vision for Deeper Agency and Personalization in Micro-Credentials

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A philosophy and/or practice that promotes providing historically underserved students with individualized support, differing from educational equality in that it is not the same generalized support that every student receives (i.e ., a complimentary school planner). Learn more in: Achieving Praxis for TESOL Educators: A Reflective Self-Checklist to Support Culturally Sustaining Practices

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A term referring to the equitable distribution of resources so that all children have access to the same opportunities and outcomes. Learn more in: K-20 Technology Partnerships in a Rural Community

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A condition where each child has what is needed to be successful. Learn more in: Pursuing Excellence and Equity in Education: 45 Years of Lessons Learned at Waterford.org

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Educational opportunity wherein personal identity and social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin, heritage language or family background are not obstacles to achieving educational outcomes but assets and wherein all students receive needed resources and access to be successful. Learn more in: Specialized Educational Leadership for Rural Students Living in Poverty

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Ensuring every student has equitable and access to opportunities, recourses, and high-quality educational experiences needed to reach their full potential. Learn more in: When They See Us: Implications for Anti-Racist School Leadership Through Examining the Experiences of Black Boys