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Revisiting Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education

Revisiting Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education

Marquis C. Grant
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 42
ISBN13: 9781799856955|ISBN10: 179985695X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799856962|EISBN13: 9781799856979
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5695-5.ch004
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Grant, Marquis C. "Revisiting Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education." Emerging Strategies for Public Education Reform, edited by Marquis Carter Grant, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 84-125. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5695-5.ch004

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Grant, M. C. (2021). Revisiting Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education. In M. Grant (Ed.), Emerging Strategies for Public Education Reform (pp. 84-125). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5695-5.ch004

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Grant, Marquis C. "Revisiting Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education." In Emerging Strategies for Public Education Reform, edited by Marquis Carter Grant, 84-125. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5695-5.ch004

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Abstract

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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