Dreamreportcard


 * Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream" been realized?**

Civil Rights laws, affirmative action laws, representation in state and federal government, voting statistics || =B= || * Civil Rights laws have been passed and enforced by the government Number of employed / unemployed, types of jobs, business ownership ||  || * The participation rates for blacks is only slightly lower than that for whites. Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment ||  || * ||   || Average income, number below poverty level ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **TOPIC** || ==GRADE== || **RATIONALE WITH STATISTICS** || **COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS** ||
 * **Legislation and Politics**
 * While the number of African Americans and Hispanics in the government is not near the percentage of population, the numbers are increasing every year
 * We have an African American president
 * African Americans vote at nearly the same rate as the average population, but Hispanics are much lower (average around 60% registering, African American 58%, Hispanic 28%) || * Encourage minorities to continue to become active in politics, possibly through schools
 * Push for voter registration drives and voter eductaion in the Hispanic community, possibly with bilingual voting ballots ||
 * **Employment**
 * The black and Hispanic population are not very well represented in management, professional, and related occupations. Asian Americans are also not well represented in these situations
 * The African American unemployment rate is almost twice as much as the White unemployment. || * Encourage ethnic minorities to work in professional occupations.
 * Decrease unemployment rate in ethnic minorities. ||
 * **Education**
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * **Behavior** ||  ||   ||