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 ||  || * Percentage of white males employed is 74.1% while the percentage of white females employed is 58.9 Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment ||  ||   ||   || Average income, number below poverty level ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **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 percentage of whites working is 66.3% while the percentage of African Americans working is 63.8% ||  ||
 * **Education**
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * **Behavior** ||