Reville, P. (2019, June 13). The difference equal and equitable education and how success plans help. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

Equal treatment — when everyone receives the same service — differs from equitable treatment, writes Paul Reville of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In this commentary, Reville outlines what education can learn from health care and shares several examples of how some schools are working to identify students’ needs and strive for equity.