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Educational Policy, Politics, and Mixed Heritage Students in the United States
Author(s) -
Renn Kristen A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.01593.x
Subject(s) - race (biology) , ethnic group , politics , state (computer science) , perspective (graphical) , affect (linguistics) , political science , public administration , data collection , state policy , race to the top , public relations , psychology , medical education , sociology , policy analysis , medicine , social science , law , computer science , gender studies , communication , algorithm , artificial intelligence
This article describes local, state, and federal policies related to collecting, aggregating, and reporting data on student race and ethnicity in U.S. K‐12 and postsecondary education. It traces data policy from the 1997 decision by the Office of Management and Budget to change from single‐race reporting to a format that permits respondents to choose more than one race, to the October 2007 issuance of final guidance from the Department of Education. Taking a K‐20 perspective, I consider how policies for data collection and reporting may affect educational and developmental outcomes for students, as well as local, state, and national education policy environments.