congressman bobby scott's state of virginia announced the implementation of a state wade strategy between education and employment system and ensure success. unfortunately, current law across a number of federal programs, including wia, the higher education act and temporary assistance for needy families presents obstacles to the development of career pathways,est pablish -- establishing different funding streams for various educational and employment programs and often creating conflicting performance measures between systems. even with a single program such as wia, we often see disconnects in the system. for example, one outcome measure for an individual receiving adult basic education services under wia title two is the attainment of a g.e.d. however, simply having a g.e.d. does not mean a person has the skills he or she needs to enroll in a job training program funded under wia title one. unfortunately, far too often, people confronted with such obstacles get frustrated and drop out of the system. they never get the skills they need to succeed in the workforce. we must work to reduce