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 || B || • the projected percent of employed black people and white people for 2012 is the same (66.2%) • the black unemployed population has gone up by 200,000 since 1980 • the hispanic unemployed population has doubled since 1980 || • encourage business growth to provide more jobs • improve education quality to give blacks and hispanics more job opportunities || Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || A- || • total enrollment in school has gone up for blacks, hispanics, and whites • the high school graduation rate for blacks has gone up by four times since 1960 • blacks and hispanics are more likely to drop out of highschool || • make sure teachers meet standards and that all kids are going to school || Average income, number below poverty level || B || • blacks' incomes have gone up, but not to the level of white americans • more blacks and hispanics are unemployed and living on welfare || • reduce welfare • increase number of jobs ||
 * **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**
 * **Education**
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * **Behavior** || B || • there id more racism towards blacks than to whites || • teach black history in school ||