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Mixed-Race School-Age Children: A Summary of Census 2000 Data¹

Center for Education Policy, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025; alejandra.lopez{at}sri.com. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University’s Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity when she researched and wrote this article. Her research interests include race-ethnicity classification; self-identification practices of mixed heritage individuals; racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity in schools; and educational access and equity

On the 2000 Census, people were allowed to identify themselves and their children by more than one race. This article examines these data to document the mixed-race population of children in the United States. Using data from California as an example, I consider various methods for tabulating or "counting" multiple-response race data, noting the impact of each strategy on demographic conclusions. I also discuss how federal guidelines on race classification will influence the collection and organization of race data in the field of education. Given the increasing prevalence of mixed-race youth, it is critical that we examine our ways of talking about and studying race and ethnicity in schools, allowing for fluidity and multiplicity in racial-ethnic identification.

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