Educational Equity Flashcards

A student with dyslexia is allowed extra time on a test. Other students who do not have dyslexia are not given extra time. Is this equitable?

Answer: Yes, because the accommodation removes a barrier caused by the student's disability

Providing extra time to a student with dyslexia is an equity measure that removes a disadvantage caused by their disability, not an unfair advantage.

Research shows that students of color are disproportionately suspended from school compared to white students for similar behavior. This is an example of:

Answer: Disciplinary inequity

When students from certain groups receive harsher punishments than peers for similar behavior, it is called disciplinary inequity.

A school introduces a program to mentor first-generation college students — those whose parents did not attend college. What gap does this program aim to address?

Answer: The information and support gap for students without college-educated parents at home

First-generation college students often lack guidance about the college process that students with college-educated parents receive at home, so mentoring programs help close this gap.

Why is access to advanced courses like AP or Honors classes an equity issue?

Answer: Not all students have equal access to rigorous coursework, limiting some students' opportunities

When only some schools or student groups can access advanced coursework, it creates unequal preparation for higher education and careers.

The 'school-to-prison pipeline' refers to which of the following?

Answer: Trends where school discipline policies push students, especially marginalized youth, toward the criminal justice system

The school-to-prison pipeline describes how harsh discipline, often applied unequally, can push students out of school and into contact with the justice system.

Which of the following is an example of a 'hidden curriculum' that may affect educational equity?

Answer: Unwritten expectations about behavior and communication styles that favor students from certain cultural backgrounds

The hidden curriculum includes implicit norms and expectations that students from certain backgrounds may not know, creating unequal experiences in school.

A district offers free before- and after-school tutoring only at schools in wealthier neighborhoods. What equity problem does this create?

Answer: Students in wealthier schools get more academic support than students who may need it more

Placing additional academic resources in already well-resourced schools widens the gap between students rather than reducing it.