Dream+Report+Card


 * **Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream" been realized?** || **TOPIC** ||   || ==**GRADE**== || **RATIONALE WITH STATISTICS** ||   || **COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS** ||

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+ || * employment had increased by a lot since the 80's in all races
 * **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 blacks are in the workforce
 * since 1980 the ethnic minorities have grown in the workforce and gotten more involved
 * ethnic minorities are getting better jobs and have more job security || * get more minority education to help them get better jobs
 * lower relief to make sure they are motivated to get a job. ||  ||   ||

Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || B- || * The numbers have increased in blacks and other minorities
 * **Education**
 * the numbers are still low compared to whites
 * The number of hispanics fell || * encourage more education
 * make it easier for people to go to school and still help out their family ||  ||   ||   ||

Average income, number below poverty level || B+ || * The median income has grown a lot since the 80s
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * Its still not a lot of money but it has grown
 * The numbers are not too far away from the white income || * give bonuses to employers who hire ethnic minorities
 * get a higher minimum wage
 * Encourage labor unions ||  ||   ||   ||


 * **Behavior** || A- || * Some people are still contemptuous towards minorities
 * We successfully elected a black president
 * Their is still a presence of racism and groups like the kkk || * Make anti-racist laws ||  ||   ||   ||   ||