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 || C+ || * the government has tried to work on the unemployment problems Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || C || * white- 55,218,000 ages 3-34 years old, 2003 Average income, number below poverty level || D || * in 2003, white americans average income per household was $45,631
 * **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**
 * 884,000 unemployed hispanics in 2004
 * 211,000 unemployed asians in 2004
 * 1,134,000 unemployed african americans in 2004
 * 3,998,000 unemployed whites in 2004
 * 5,511,000 unemployed total in 2004
 * 1992, 6,543,000 unemployed, in 2000, 3,589,000 unemployed
 * unemployment rates have gone up and down
 * 6.1% in 1992, 3.0% in 2000, 4.4% in 2004 || * have the government start working on new ways to create jobs
 * all races have been unemployed, so it all seems equal, even though some races have been more unemployed
 * by eliminating welfare, you would increase the moral to get a job ||
 * **Education**
 * african americans- 10,971,000 ages 3-34 years old, 2003
 * Hispanic Origin- 11,679,000 ages 3-34 years old, 2003
 * || * more whites are educated in 2003
 * different races and ethnicities, specifically minorities, are getting way less education
 * because they are getting less education, their chances of jobs is decreased ||
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * in 2003, african americans average income per household was $29,645
 * in 2003, asian pacific islanders average income per household was $55,699
 * in 2003, hispanics average income per household was $32,997
 * || * create more jobs
 * increase welfare
 * **Behavior** || B || * people aren't as racist anymore
 * segregation is illegal
 * there will always be some prejudice ||  ||
 * there will always be some prejudice ||  ||