18207. “SCHOOL REFORM AND STUDENT LEARNING: A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.” This paper reviews an article by Sonja Nieto, which argues against the use of “deficit models” in education and the overemphasis on testing to measure school success. The reviewer finds Nieto convincing in her description of the five conditions needed for successful school reform from a multicultural perspective. KEYWORDS: education school reform multiculturalism. MLA Style. 9 pages, 16 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.