This Administration for Children and Families (ACF) blogpost, published by the Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, summarizes findings of roundtables that have occurred across the country covering how to improve…

This U.S. Department of Labor guide identifies reporting elements in the Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) that is required to implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult program. Under WIOA Adult fund regulations,…

The Larimer County Works Program has implemented a goal achievement coaching model (Goal4 It!) hand-in-glove with a technology-based coaching platform, TuaPath. The combined approach, referred to as My Journey to Success, has redirected TANF…

This Administration for Children and Families blogpost, authored by the ACF Assistant Secretary, highlights a listening tour that provided the public an opportunity to discuss the challenge of improving access and increasing the affordability of…

This U.S. Department of Labor’s Competency Model Clearinghouse offers three new resources to support career pathway development. They include How to Crosswalk Competency Models for Curriculum Development: A Video Series Concept, a set of videos that…

The Administration for Children and Families, is accepting nominations (including self-nominations) of state, territory, and county TANF agencies to become TANF agency pilots under the TANF Data Collaborative and receive support in becoming more…

This National Skills Coalition blogpost summarizes the Coalition’s work on non-degree credentials and how to define quality non-degree credentials that are valid, reliable, and transparent. The blogpost also explores how states could support…

This webinar launched by Ascend at the Aspen Institute, in collaboration with the FrameWorks Institute, provided guidance on how to talk about two-generation approaches to non-specialists to build understanding and support around the approaches,…

This blog post reflects the importance of executive functioning and learning at an early age and shows how playing with blocks demonstrates how critical executive functioning is to children’s learning. The blog post also offers strategies used for…

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services has adopted an innovative approach to preparing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants for employment: fully integrating relationship skills education into its work readiness program…