The implications of school policy and education reform are evolving as improvements are implemented at the national and state levels. As a result, policy changes imposed by the federal government directly affect teachers and students in positive or negative ways. Research has shown that at the grassroots level, involving the community, students, and parents, real reform and change takes place as stakeholders now have a say in decision making (Nieto, 2012). Furthermore, the curriculum and culture of the school can now transform into an environment of learning and innovation that produces students who have developed skills in critical thinking and problem solving (Nieto, 2012). Schools with socioeconomically disadvantaged students could now become multicultural learning centers as lesson plans and textbooks are now focused on the diversity of the student population as many of the modern textbooks are dominated by the white European male (Nieto,