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
 * **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%) || * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Encourage minorities to continue to become active in politics, possibly through schools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Push for voter registration drives and voter eductaion in the Hispanic community, possibly with bilingual voting ballots ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Employment ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">

Number of employed / unemployed, types of jobs, business ownership || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> **B-** || * The participation rate for blacks is only slightly lower than that for whites. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || * Encourage African Americans and Hispanic Americans to participate in management and professional occupations. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || *<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || Average income, number below poverty level || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ||
 * The black population and Hispanic population are not very well represented in management, professional, and related occupations. Asian Americans //are// represented in these occupations either.
 * The African American unemployment rate is about twice the white unemployment rate.
 * Decrease unemployment in minority groups.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Education ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Income and Poverty ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Behavior ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ||