My comments are in blue. School Fit for All How do we think about diversity in the classroom? Many educators understand differences as a natural and desirable way to enrich student learning. The growing diversity in US schools is undebatable. According to the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (1998), one in every three students currently enrolled in elementary or secondary school is of a racial or ethnic minority. Demographers predict that students of color will make up 46% of the US school-age population by 2020 (Banks & Banks, 2001). By 2035, this group is expected to constitute ...