Write 6 page essay on the topic African American statistics.Download file to see previous pages... The report goes on to show that this percentage rose by 10 percentage points from 1993 to 2003. For A

Write 6 page essay on the topic African American statistics.

The report goes on to show that this percentage rose by 10 percentage points from 1993 to 2003. For African Americans ages 25 to 29, the proportion is considerably higher at 88%” (US Census) Although these numbers do not represent a composite total, it is indeed indicative of what can be achieved across the board. When we place these numbers next to the majority (white) population totals, we find that the gap is a mere 9 per cent. School administrators and government officials have come to grips with the issue of, ‘why Johnny can not read.’ The current administration initiative to provide additional help for low income and disadvantaged youth through the ‘No Child Left Behind Program’, is a positive step in the right direction to further close the educational (literacy) gap for those children below 15 years of age. It is reasonable to expect that the government will not abandon its focus of those African American(and other diverse) students presently enrolled, and their needs will continue to be addressed as they proceed up the educational ladder....

they proceed up the educational ladder. On this note, the federal government must address the

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issue of African American High School dropouts. Funding must come forward to educate

diversity. In other words, curriculums must be adjusted to deal more appropriately with

information and skill transfer for high school students. Not every student is prone, or inclined to

adjusting to the strict confines of the traditional classroom. We must discover what their interests

are and adjust the curriculum to accommodate them. It is much more cost effective to educate,

than it is to incarcerate.

The 2003 census report further states: "African Americans age 25 and over, that had a

Bachelors degree or higher in 2003 was up 5 percentage points from 1993 to 17%." The number

of African Americans with Bachelor degrees held steady at 12% for more than 25 years. The

Bush Administration made a sound commitment towards its support of Historically Black

Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The Bush Administration earmarked more than $300 million

to assist these institutions in improving or expanding their physical plants, upgrading curriculum

and scholarship set-asides. This was a major boost for these institutions which train more than

80% of the country's African American future professionals. A majority of these African

American students go on to receive their advanced degrees from majority (white) institutions.