MLK's Dream - Education

Educating whites and blacks equally has improved a lot recently. The statistics show that relatively the same amount of blacks graduate from high school as whites do. In 2004, both genders of both races (Caucasian and African American) were in the low to mid 80's, which is amazing, cosidering that 40 years ago, America was completely segregated. In terms of children's school readiness skills, the two races are almost completely equal in that the same amount of blacks and whites are educated for school at a young age. Racism has not been totally wiped out, but we are much closer to fulfilling King's dream.

However, racism is definitely still present in today's society. In terms of school enrollment, African Americans still have a long way to go to catch up with the Caucasian race. In 2003, the number of 7-13 year olds that attended school (in millions) was 4, 541 for blacks, whereas whites had 21, 377. Granted, there are fewer blacks in the country than whites, but the percentages for blacks are also slightly lower. So, although things look better than they did in the 1960's, there is still room for improvement.

In order to integrate society even further, we need to encourage African Americans to become educated. They must be welcomed into school systems and given equal oppotunities to learm, in terms of teachers, facilities, and resources. In some cases, the problem is financial, in which case we need to help them, or issue government funds and scholarships, to ensure an equal right for all to be educated, no matter what color the skin.