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Minnesota Requires the Collection of Disaggregated Data for Asian and NH/PI Hispanic/Latino, Black or African American, and Karen Communities (Certain School Districts)
Minnesota (Sec. 120B.35 MN Statutes) requires the Commissioner of Education to analyze and report on the following groups in certain school districts:
- The Karen community (an ethnic minority from the nation of Burma, also known as Myanmar);
- 7 of the most populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups;
- 3 of the most populous Native groups;
- 7 of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups; and,
- 5 of the most populous Black and African Heritage groups based on the most recent American Community Survey.
The 2018 report included data on Hmong, Chinese, Mexican, Nigerian, American Indian, Ethiopian-Oromo, and Cherokee. Sec. 120B.31 MN Statutes
Additionally, in 2013, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health published a guide for demographic data collection, which includes more than 35 race and ethnicity categories (see page 79). The guidance is not binding, but it may be used by local health departments or other agencies. The guidance will likely be updated given the adoption of the new state law.