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The OFA PeerTA Archive captures historical information from the peerta.acf.hhs.gov website for reference and record-keeping purposes. The PeerTA site contains information posted within the past three years. You can search for any prior information below.

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) has issued guidance to state directors of adult education on the continuity of operations during the current COVID-19 environment. The guidance, presented in…

Question / Response(s)
On behalf of a representative from OFA's Region I-IV, PeerTA would like to know if any other States identified an alternative way to verify and record distance/online education or training information?

Report

The New American Foundation released a report called, "State U Online." It offers policy recommendations for States that are interested in creating online higher education systems. It suggests creating sustainable cost structures so institutions…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Association of Village Council Presidents is seeking insights and recommendations from rural TANF and Tribal TANF programs that effectively provide literacy skills training or comprehensive educational opportunities for individuals through distance learning activities. What computer platforms are you utilizing to provide the distance learning activities? What have been some of the challenges (and solutions) that you have been confronted with? What have been the results on your program and on your participants?

Webinar / Webcast

This Rural Communities Initiative Webinar explores distance learning options for TANF participants living in rural areas who wish to continue their education, earn their GED, or access job training. The challenge of engaging participants in…

Webinar / Webcast

The Office of Family Assistance began the Rural Communities Initiative in 2008, and many rural areas expressed an interest in learning more about how to utilize technology in their TANF programs and in their communities. This Webinar included…

Webinar / Webcast

This Webinar included a presentation by Daylan Beamon of Business Access.

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Family Assistance would like to know if States count online courses, distance learning or other remote computer-based learning for participation hours for TANF clients in either the Vocational Education Training or Education Directly Related to Employment Activity? If so, how do States verify/supervise hours?