Subject: Our students' dreams
From: "Chris Coons" <[email-masked]>
To: "R.Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:57:07 +0000

R.Hunter,

When I travel up and down the state, I meet young people from all 
walks of life who have one thing in common: dreams for their futures.

With only one out of ten freshmen in high school graduating college 
by the age of 24, fulfilling those dreams is often blocked by a lack 
of education and support.

Too many students -- especially students from low-income 
families -- grow up unaware of the resources that are available 
to them to provide for higher education. Disengaged, they end up 
dropping out of high school and, putting their dreams in jeopardy.

I couldn't have been more proud to introduce legislation this week 
to help expand educational opportunity and move education into 
the digital age by establishing American Dream Accounts.

Watch my floor speech introducing the American Dream Accounts 
Act of 2012, then share and leave your comments:

http://www.chriscoons.com/blog/entry/making_our_students_dreams_a_reality

The American Dream Accounts Act is bipartisan legislation that builds 
off of existing Department of Education programs at no additional 
taxpayer cost.  It's another step in helping maintain our economic 
competitiveness worldwide by ensuring a highly trained workforce.

My bill encourages partnerships among schools, colleges, non-profits and 
local businesses to develop secure, Web-based student accounts 
containing information about academic preparedness, financial literacy 
and high-impact mentoring and would be tied to a college savings 
account. Dream Accounts are a bridge that connects students, parents, 
teachers and mentors.

The idea is borne of my experience with the "I Have a Dream" Foundation 
and the best practices of other organizations that are investing in our 
students with a more holistic and community-oriented approach to college 
preparation. The bill modernizes that approach by channeling it into a 
secure, profile-based digital platform, giving students and their parents 
the tools they need to access existing resources for helping them achieve 
their dreams.

Watch the video and learn more about how American Dream Accounts 
can help modernize education and expand educational opportunity:

http://www.chriscoons.com/blog/entry/making_our_students_dreams_a_reality

The American Dream Accounts Act is another step forward to help make 
the dreams of our young people a reality.

Thank you for your continued support in helping make this moment possible.  
I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Senate in the months 
ahead to advance this legislation.

Thank you,

Chris Coons
U.S. Senator

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