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There's the argument that the definition of equality has been twisted in order for equity to make sense.

10 years ago, if someone said kids should have the right to education equally, that always meant taking especially care of the poor ones. It didn't make sense to send a million dollars to a public school and another to a private - that would have considered very dumb.

So why did we twist the old term, introduce a new one and now get into semantic discussions instead of discussing rights and policy?



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