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Reid, Evelyn; Henry, Gertrude B. – 2000
The categories of race used by school administrators to report student racial data assume racial purity. The omission of a category for mixed racial heritage is indicative of a deeper neglect on the part of society in recognizing this segment of its people. This mindset, which ignores the existence of biracial Americans, coupled with the implicit…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiracial Persons