Who are the digital generation now?
A multi-racial and multi-ethnic ‘confetti’ society -- people increasingly different combinations of diverse colors --
Of the 49 million children in grades 1- 12 in 1999, 16% black; 15% Hispanic; 1% Asian and Pacific Islander and other; 79% non-Hispanic whites --
In 1999, a fifth of elementary or high school students had at least one parent born abroad.
Notes:
In Census 2000, 7 million Americans specifically identified themselves as multiracial, by checking off more than one race on their census forms.
The last time school enrollment reached these levels, in 1972 at the crest of the baby boom, 14% black; 6% Hispanic; 1% Asian and Pacific Islander and other races; and 79% non-Hispanic whites.