La’Rena N. Garcia

Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Liaison (2023)

Redlands Unified School District

How do you define educational equity?

Regardless of their ethnicity, identity, or circumstances, all students should have access to the tools, opportunities, and support they need to achieve academically and personally. This is known as the educational equity concept. It acknowledges that each student has distinct needs and that some students encounter major learning obstacles because of things like race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, language ability, handicap, or location. The goal of educational equality is to end inequalities in educational achievements and give every student an equal opportunity to realize their potential. It entails taking proactive steps to level the playing field and tackling structural and systemic inequities within the educational system. Societies strive for educational equity in order to provide a fair and just educational system that allows all students to flourish, achieve academic success, and positively impact their communities and society at large.