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Summary of the Bill
The Bridges from Jobs to Career Act directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher (IHEs) education to improve remedial education, to customize remediation to student career goals, and to help students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit occupation program courses and through program completion. This act gives grant priority to IHEs: (1) in which at least 50% of the first-year students are enrolled in remedial courses designed to give them collegiate reading, writing, or mathematics skills; and (2) that propose to collaborate with adult education providers and replicate practices that have proven effective with adults.

History of the Issue and People Affected
The reason that this bill has been proposed by Democrat, Lynn Woolsey, is because of the increasing dropout rate of freshman students. Without a adequate education, these teenagers will later not be able to find a job. Well, this bill gives money to colleges to help students in remediation. It gives the school grants to help the students acquire skills that apply to what they struggle at. Several students do not get a high school education let alone go to college. They either drop out or just do not put their full effort into it. With this bill being passed, the program will provide funding to partnerships between colleges and business groups to provide students with the opportunity to receive college credit and financial aid while gaining experience in the workplace. Statistics show that the national freshman dropout rate is 32%. In some cities like Detroit, New York and Los Angeles, California, the dropout rate is as high as 60%. Obviously, students need help with certain weaknesses. The bill does not only give grants to colleges with 50% of the first-year students enrolled in remedial education, but also to adult education providers that repeat practices that have already been proven effective. This bill will specifically tailor each student so that he/she can learn faster in a class where they receive college credit to more easily get a job. The unemployed rate is now at a whopping 6.1%. That is the first time in five years that it has topped 6%, but with your help in voting for this bill, we can change that.

People Who Are Affected and Get Tutored
Adult Learners Student(child) learners

Main sponsor- Lynn Woosley
Democrat, Lynn Woosley, proposed this bill because of the fact that the national high school drop out rate is so low. With this bill being passed, she knows that students will want to continue school if they know that help will be promised. She U.S. Representative from California and has served on California's 6th District since 1993.

Congressional Record
Introduced: November 1st 2007 Jan 15, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.