Dream+Report+Card


 * 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 || ** D ** || * Change has been minimal over the past 30 years. Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || ** C ** || * The amount of African American and Hispanic American children attending school is significantly lower than Caucasian children. 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**
 * More unemployed African American and Hispanic American people than Caucasian.
 * Statistics show that Caucasian people are more likely to work full-time and on a salary based pay than African Americans and Hispanic Americans combined. || * We should establish organizations that will help minorities gain equal pay rights in the workforce.
 * We could establish more unions for the ethnic minorities, that will allow them to keep their jobs in times of economic struggle. ||
 * **Education**
 * The amount of African American and Hispanic American teens going to high school is about the same percentage as Caucasian Americans.
 * The percentage of Hispanic Americans dropping out of school is double the percentage of African Americans and Caucasians. || * We could offer more bilingual education.
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * **Behavior** ||  ||   ||   ||