As the recipient of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) state grant, OSSE Adult and Family Education (AFE) is required to report state outcome data annually to the US Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE). The annual performance report is comprised of a statistical, narrative, and financial section which is available online via the OCTAE National Reporting System (NRS) database. Users may view national and DC state data on this site.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires that each state education agency measure the effectiveness of its adult education programs according to the NRS for adult education. The NRS was established by the US Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to create a uniform metric for state and national reporting on adult education outcomes.
The Literacy, Adult, and Community Education System (LACES) is the robust data system used by the state and local program providers to track OSSE AFE-funded programs and services for youth and adults in the District of Columbia.