ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how the school curriculum can convey acceptance for all students, promote a sense of social justice throughout the school day, and move away from cultural deficit approaches and perspectives to a more social justice approach. It describes several methods for extending the multicultural education curriculum to the community and having it pervade extracurricular activities. The chapter explains the importance of having school administrators, faculty, and staff reflect the cultural diversity of the student body. Overall school curriculum and teaching and learning situations should reflect the cultural diversity of the United States. Without a doubt, US education is making progress toward better relations between groups of people. Schools can play a powerful role in combating racism and educational inequities by confronting and challenging racism, hiring teachers from diverse cultures, developing and implementing a genuine multicultural curriculum, and improving pedagogical practices that address the needs of all learners.
