Thanks are due to Kathy Chamberlain and Dell Gray from the Census Bureau for the creation and production of the tables. Thanks also to Allison Pinckney from Pinkerton Computer Consultants, who created figure 1 as well as Yanfen Mu, who created the 1988-1989 table. Special thanks as always go to Lee Hoffman and John Sietsema, who provided data and editorial support for this report. Also, thanks to Leslie Scott who added her eye to it this year.

The author gratefully acknowledges the comments and suggestions of the reviewers. Reviewers from outside the Department of Education include: Lynn Baugher, California Department of Education and Michael Strozeski, Garland Independent School District. Reviewers from the Department of Education include: Kerry Gruber, Frank Johnson, Tom Snyder, and Bruce Taylor from NCES and Susan Sanchez, Office of Civil Rights, and staff from the Office of the Deputy Secretary, Budget Office.

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