The “Asian” Category in MCAS Achievement Gap Tracking: Time for a Change

Authors

Philip Lee, St. John's University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Harvard Journal of Asian American Policy Review

Publication Date

2011

Volume

21

First Page

19

Abstract

(Excerpt)

Data gathered on Asian American students in public school by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is aggregated into one general “Asian” category, which may skew the results, both perpetuating an enduring myth and masking any true gaps that may exist for certain Asian American subgroups. As explored in this article, achievement gap tracking for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is an apt example.

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Available at: https://scholar.harvard.edu/philip_lee/publications/asian-category-mcas-achievement-gap-tracking-time-change