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= || * Out of the 7,900,000 people employed, 9.4% are black, 3.4% are Asian, and 6.9% are Hispanic. Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment ||  || * The high school graduation rate for blacks has gone up by four times since 1960 Average income, number below poverty level || =C= || * The median income for whites is $45,631 compared to $29,645 for blacks, $55,699 for Asians, and $32,997 for Hispanics
 * **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**
 * 3,998,000 whites are unemployed compare to the 1,134,000 blacks unemployed.
 * More Hispanics do physical labor than whites, blacks or Asians. || * Give minorities a better chance for higher education
 * Encourage business growth to provide more jobs
 * Develop programs to help the unemployed get jobs ||
 * **Education**
 * In 2003, 58% of hispanics, 57% of blacks, and 66% of whites were enrolled in college.
 * About 3% of whites drop out of high school, 4% of blacks, and 7% of hispanics.
 * 73% of whites earned a bachelors degree in 2003, while only 9% of blacks and 6% of hispanics earned it
 * 10% less African Americans graduated from college than whites || * Create incentives for colleges to enroll diverse students
 * Encourage minorities to go to college, teach all children from an early age the importance of a college education ||
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * Of the 17.2% of children below the poverty level, 13.9% are white, 33.6% are black, 12.1% are Asian, and 29.5% are Hispanic
 * Almost 1/8 of black family's make less than 10,000 dollars a year
 * Whites have almost double the income as African Americans in 2003
 * In 2004, African Americans income is 3/4 of most Whites || * Give children below the poverty level a better opportunity for a good education
 * Government should offer more financial aid and benefits ||
 * **Behavior** || =B-= || * 49% of African Americans said racism was a "serious problem"
 * 43% of whites and 48% of blacks say they know someone that is racist
 * Experts say that 80% of Americans have racist feelings that they don't even recognize
 * Though current racism doesn't result in hatred, most white Americans now have a mixed view in the characteristics of blacks and how they act
 * In general, you see more crimes, e.g. murders, break ins, robberies, thefts, ect. by African Americans and other minorites || * Encourage people to be more respecful of minorities
 * The U.S. has come a long way and as time goes on, racism will be less and less prevalent ||