Equity is discussed with such regularity in education that it’s shocking to discover many of us probably aren’t sure how to define the term. To be more specific: When two people talk about equity, it’s very possible they’re assuming agreement but really talking about different things. That’s my takeaway from a recent survey commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its quest to better understand what other charitable foundations are doing to incorporate equity (Putnam-Walkerly & Russell, 2016). Their findings suggested that: Funders are confused by the definition of equity; Everyone strongly desired a clear definition of what equity meant to their organization; and Groups that had a clear definition of equity — “however unique to that institution” — had more evolved