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It addresses the language shift from “justice” to “equity,” clarifying how equity addresses unequal distribution of resources to meet higher needs. 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Flores  \nThe University of Texas at Austin  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nIntroduction  ................................................................ 2  \nOur Demographic Evolution  .................................................... 4  \nConfronting the Myths of Our Meritocratic and Colorblind Society  .................... 4  \nUnderstanding Wealth as Opposed to Income in the Inequality Debate  ................. 6  \nConclusion and Recommendations  .............................................. 7  \nReferences  ................................................................. 8  \nEnd notes  ................................................................... 9  \nThis paper is one in a foundational research series for the Postsecondary Value Commission authored in summer 2019 by scholars with diverse backgrounds and expertise. The research presented in these papers applies an equity lens to the philosophical, measurement, and policy considerations and assumptions underlying key components of postsecondary value to students and society, including investment, economic and non-economic returns, mobility, and racial and socioeconomic justice.  \nThe Postsecondary Value Commission consulted this foundational research as it developed a conceptual definition of postsecondary value, a framework for measuring how institutions and programs create value and ensure equitable outcomes, and an action agenda with recommendations for applying the definition and framework to change policies and practices. Through this breadth of scholarship, the commission was better able to define the value of postsecondary education and the role institutions can play in creating a more equitable and fair United States.  \nFollowing the May 2021 release of the commission’s findings, these foundational papers were prepared for publication. The views and opinions expressed in these papers do not necessarily reflect the positions of individual members of the Postsecondary Value Commission or the organizations they represent.  \nThe Postsecondary Value Commission along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Institute for Higher Education Policy are deeply grateful to the authors of this series. The authors’ extensive expertise and thoughtful engagement in this work provided the foundation for the commission to develop an informed, innovative, and equity-driven framework. They also thank Deborah Seymour for editing the written products and the team at GMMB for their creative design and layout.  \nSuggested citation: Flores, S. M. (2021) . Postsecondary Education’s Role in Promoting Justice: Confront the Myths of the American Dream. Postsecondary Value Commission.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nWhat does it mean to achieve socioeconomic and racial justice in the United States, and what role can the postsecondary education system play in achieving these aims? Unfortunately, justice is often an elusive concept as it relates to educational achievement. In quantitative higher education policy analysis, justice is often too strong and daring of a word as it implies past and current wrongdoing by some party. We have instead settled on the word “equity” and in some fields  \neven this concept is too bold, as it confronts pockets of disparity and elicits questions about the distribution of resources. While equality in education represents the idea that goods and services are distributed evenly regardless of starting point or need in regard to resources, equity connotes the idea that the distribution of resources is purposely unequal so that students with higher need in regard to educational goods and services may receive these needed resources (National Academies, 2019) . 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