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‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Celestina Castillo filled out the ethnicity forms at her children’s school, she’d always check Latino and Native American. After all, the family is proud of both its heritages. But because of a loophole in the state’s data collection system, checking Latino or […]
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According to The Almanac’s source item, ‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Celestina Castillo filled out the ethnicity forms at her children’s school, she’d always check Latino and Native American. After all, the family is proud of both its heritages. But because of a loophole in the state’s data collection system, checking Latino or […]
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- ‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schoolsThe Almanac - 2026-05-21T12:00:00+00:00
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