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= || * The number of unemployed African-Americans has been increasing in the past years compared to the the 90's. However right now it is starting to stabilize Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || =A-= || * In 1980 about 8 million toddlers were enrolled in elementary school. This number has increased to 10 million. Average income, number below poverty level || =A= || * The income rate has definitely gone up from earning ten thousand to thirty thousand dollars.
 * **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 education in the Hispanic community, possibly with bilingual voting ballots ||
 * **Employment**
 * 61% of the African-American population was employed in 1980. The percentage has increased by about 3%. || * More people have to get jobs and some should start to own businesses.
 * Give encouragement to everyone. ||
 * **Education**
 * African Americans have generally gotten smarter. The literacy rate has increased to 64% from 63% || * Keep sending kids to school and help them while they are reading.
 * Don't encourage High School dropouts because dropping out doesn't help them to get a job. ||
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * The poverty rate has gone up in the 80's but then it decreases from 3,900,000 to 3,700,000. || * Keep on working to get payed and stay above the poverty quiz. ||
 * **Behavior** || =**A**= || * With all the public marches that take place there has not been a single violent action that was induced by the protesters.
 * In the March on Washington there was not a piece of property that was vandalized in the protest. NO one was arrested for protesting like the Birmingham child protest. || * Make sure that the marches don't induce violence in the cities which could start a riot. ||