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 || A- || The rate of Blacks and whites in employment have been coming together and it is projected that in 2012 blacks will make up a little bit less than the labor force as whites. Projection: 66.2% whites employed and 66.3% blacks employed for 2012 The black labor force has been growing continually sense the graph begins in 1980 Job integration is still sparse with many jobs mainly dominated by a certain racial group. The number of blacks unemployed to the amount of whites is quite different, a lot ore whites are unemployed than blacks. 5847,000 whites unemployed verses 1729,000 blacks unemployed. || Encourage minority groups to integrate the workforce by getting a more diverse variety of jobs. || Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || =C+= || * The education rate for young minorities has risen a good amount and is increasing every year.
 * **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**
 * The enrollment rate for African American and Hispanic children in high school is almost equal to white people near 95% But significantly decreases after high school
 * The percentage of black high school graduates is a little lower than the percentage of white high school graduates 80.6% to 85.8%
 * The percentage of Hispanic High School graduates is very low. In 2004 it was at a high of 51%
 * The percentage of whites who graduated from collage is 28.2 African American is 17.6 and Hispanic is 7.9 || I think that the government needs to focus on getting minorities into collage. Enocurage them to work hard in school and try to get minorities more interested in school.

Work with Hispanics and make it easier for them to learn. Creating Bilingual schools are a very good idea || Average income, number below poverty level || D+ || The income of blacks verses whites even though going in the right direction is still quite different. From when the graph begins in 1980, whites have been annually making about 10 to 15 thousand dollars more than blacks. In 2003 the average income for blacks was 29645 dollars as opposed the white average of 45631 dollars.
 * **Income and Poverty**

There are laws that prohibit differing pay based on race || Blacks should get higher paying jobs by getting better education so they can make as much as whites. ||
 * **Behavior** ||  ||   ||   ||