Douglas Fisher (dfisher@sdsu.edu) is Chair of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University.
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We do not limit our thinking about equity to achievement gaps. In fact, we have argued that equity is more expansive than what tests can measure (e.g. Smith, Frey, Pumpian, & Fisher, 2017). We have set our sights on ensuring that all students are engaged, inspired, and successful.
Our definition, developed in partnership with leaders from San Diego Unified School District, Chula Vista Elementary School District, Sweetwater Union High School District, and San Diego State University, specifies that equity in education:
Good, T.L. (1987). Two decades of research on teacher expectations. Journal of Teacher Education, 38, 32-47.
Fisher, D., Frey, N., Almarode, J., Flores, K., & Nagel, D. (2020). PLC+: Better decisions and greater impact by design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Reeves, D. (2010). Transforming professional development into student results. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Smith, D., Frey, N., Pumpian, I., & Fisher, D. (2017). Building equity: Policies and practices to empower all learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
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