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 || ==B-== || * Due to the economy jobs have been cut in half. Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || ==C== || * The white population over turns the hispanic and black population. Average income, number below poverty level || ==B+== || * The income in our society today has dropped. Due to the down turn we are in.
 * **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 U.S has increased their labor for minorities dramatically.
 * The white and the Black population of employment are about equal. (66% to 63%)
 * Though the Hispanic population is about half of the black and white percentage. || * The hispanic population has increases but it hasn't increased enough to be a satisfaction to the public eye.
 * We could help create jobs for al population but aim it towards the hispanics. ||
 * **Education**
 * More hispanic and African americans are dropping out of school. || * We should try to keep more kids and adults in school
 * Open more community colleges, allowing adults to finish school. ||
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * It has gone up since in the recent years. It could go up a little more, is jobs and education is increased. || * With the jobs we can create the average income could go up higher.
 * We are at a good income, but it could always change, to make things better. ||
 * **Behavior** ||  ||   ||   ||