Book Description

The state-administered grant program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, is the major source of federal support for adult basic and literacy education programs. The purpose of the grant is to provide educational opportunities to adults sixteen and older, not currently enrolled in school, who lack a high school diploma or the basic skills to function effectively in society, or who are unable to speak, read, or write the English language. When AEFLA was reauthorized in 1998, Congress made accountability for results a central focus of the new law, setting out new performance accountability requirements for states and local programs that measure program effectiveness on the basis of student academic achievement and employment related outcomes. To define and implement the accountability requirements of AEFLA, the U.S. Department of Education?s Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) established the National Reporting System (NRS). This report contains a summary table providing a comparison of actual performance on each of the core measures for adult education for the first three years under the NRS. (Contains 7 tables, and 6 exhibits, and National and State Profiles of Selected Programs and Student Information.).