At best, using the wrong word can be embarrassing. At worst, you change the meaning of your sentence completely. Last year, many people searched for the difference between systematic and systemic. If ...

Re “Equality must trump ‘equity’” (Feb. 5): I recommend that Mr. Boddie add America’s universities to those calling the shots on reordering society. They are the source of the ideas that prop up this ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You might see the terms “equality” and “equity” used interchangeably, especially around conversations promoting fairness when it ...

Isn’t the debate about the relative values of equality and equity in schools interesting? For many people, equality of opportunity is all that matters: Give everyone the same opportunities, let them ...

There was a multipart series here a few years ago on the differences between “equity” and “equality” for schools, but I’m not sure there’s been much advancement in understanding since that time. I do, ...