New bill seeks to expose hidden education gaps among Asian American students

The proposed legislation would require schools to collect more detailed demographic data across AANHPI groups.

Photo via Mazie Hirono, Representative Pramila Jayapal (YouTube)

Federal education data often groups Asian American students into a single category, a practice lawmakers say obscures major differences among AANHPI communities. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on May 21 introduced the All Students Count Act, which would requ…