What is fair? Disentangling public conceptions of merit and equity in the age of inequality

Most Americans agree that inequality is a problem, and that society should strive for equality of opportunity across economic and educational outcomes. Yet, it is not clear what these values mean in practice and how Americans believe resources should be divided, especially in an educational landscape where opportunities are increasingly viewed as scarce. Education scholar Marissa Thompson will investigate how Americans believe educational resources should be distributed. She will conduct a survey experiment for her study.