Most professional development in diversity focuses on two aspects: recognizing issues of inequity and building cultural knowledge. While these are important and necessary steps in developing cultural proficiency, they are not enough. In order to address systemic inequities and create culturally responsive classrooms and schools, educators must take action to transform policy and practice. Sometimes the action is simple, such as providing parents with documents in their native language rather than assuming they understand communication in English. Another relatively easy strategy is to broaden students’ perspectives by helping them learn about cultures other than their own. Educators tend to be willing to take actions such as these because they are familiar practices and most people will agree they are necessary and reasonable in today’s diverse