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- Introduction
- To What Extent Are States Using Categories Other Than the Five Standard Federal Categories?
- What Prompted States to Make Changes to the Way Data on
Race and Ethnicity Are
Collected? - How Do States Handle Nonconforming Data Received from School Districts?
- Complaints or Requests for Revisions of the Racial/Ethnic Categories from Parents and School Districts
- Impact of Changes to the
Standard Federal Categories on Data Collection Procedures - Time Required to Implement Changes to Data Collection
- Impact on the Ability of States to Maintain and Report Trend Data
- Perceived Need to Make
Changes to the Current System - Summary and Conclusions
- References
- List of Tables
- Appendix A — Survey Methodology
- Appendix B — Telephone Protocols
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References
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Evinger, S. (1996). How To Record Race. American Demographics, May, 36-41.
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Executive Office of the President. Office of Management and Budget. (1977). Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting.
Executive Office of the President. Office of Management and Budget. Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. Federal Register, June 9, 1994 (59FR 29831-35) and Federal Register, August 28, 1995 (60FR 44674-93) and Federal Register, October 30, 1997 (62FR5872-89).
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U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (1997). Results of the 1996 Race and Ethnic Targeted Test. Population Division Working Paper No. 18. Washington, DC: Department of Commerce.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (1996). Racial and Ethnic Classifications Used by Public Schools. Statistical Analysis Report (NCES 96-092). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
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