Perspectives for a Diverse Americafollows a "backwards design" approach that begins with the anti-bias anchor standards and grade-level outcomes from the Teaching Tolerance Anti-bias Framework (ABF). For a list of essential questions you can choose from, .

The ABF is organized into four domains: Identity, Diversity, Justice and Action. The domains represent a spectrum of social justice education goals inspired by Louise Derman-Sparks' 1989 book, Anti-bias Education: Tools for Empowering Young Children (NAEYC).

The ABF includes 20 anchor standards, five within each domain. Each anchor standard has corresponding grade-level outcomes for K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. School-based scenarios show what anti-bias attitudes and behavior might look like in students.