What does equity mean? What does the research say about teacher expectations and student achievement? Discuss the self fulfilling prophesy. Discuss errors in estimating a culturally diverse child’s intellectual potential which can, in turn, lead to misplacement, a s in special education? What can teachers do to guard against biasing influences in working with linguistically and culturally diverse children? Are there any other implications f or teaching and learning? The National Coalition for Equity in Education is a resource (http://ncee.education.ucsb.edu/ ).