The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) as the key federal investment in adult basic skills and high school equivalency¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is described in the report as "the key federal investment helping adults acquire these and other important skills, as well as to earn a high school equivalency credential." It operates by encouraging adult education programs toward evidence-based service improvement. In the report, WIOA supplies the policy rationale for identifying and building evidence on adult education strategies.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Adult education programs must deliver services and support participant success for WIOA's evidence-based encouragement to apply

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• U.S. adults lacking basic English literacy skills

Target Learning Goals¶

• basic English literacy
• workforce skills
• high school equivalency credential attainment

Claims¶

• Nearly 43 million U.S. adults lack the basic English literacy skills required to succeed in the workforce and achieve economic self-sufficiency [+W]
• There is not yet much rigorous evidence to guide decision making around instructional and support strategies for adult learners [~W]

Related Elements¶

• IELCE integrated English literacy and civics education program with five performance indicators

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Kelley Borradaile, Alina Martinez, Peter Schochet. (2021). Adult Education Strategies: Identifying and Building Evidence of Effectiveness. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education, Evaluation, and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/adult-education-strategies-identifying-and-building-evidence-of-effectiveness