National Early Warning System and Chronic Absenteeism Reduction

Project Overview Insight manages the National Students Attendance, Engagement, and Success Center on behalf of the Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The center’s goal is to build state, district, and school capacity to implement Early warning systems to identify at-risk students and use data from these and other systems to identify[...]

Center to Improve Program and Project Performance

Project Overview Insight is supporting the Center to Improve Program and Project Performance on behalf of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S. Department of Education in its efforts to provide technical assistance to OSEP program officers and grantees. Technical assistance activities center on evaluation design, grant implementation, and performance measurement with[...]

Technical Assistance for Minority-Serving Community Colleges

Project Overview Insight provides technical assistance to minority-serving community colleges sponsored by the Office of Career, Adult, and Technical Education at the U.S. Department of Education. For this work, Insight leads monthly technical assistance activities to faculty, staff, and administrators from two communities of practice: Predominantly Black Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The[...]

International Early Learning Study Panel

Project Overview Insight supports a pilot of the International Early Learning Study (IELS) on behalf of the National Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of Education. Developed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, IELS is designed to help countries improve children’s early learning experiences and better support their development and overall[...]

Higher Education Programs Logic Models Training

Project Overview As a part of the Educational Technical Assistance and Support Services (EDTASS) BPA, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) contracted with Insight to provide technical assistance to program officers in the Higher Education Programs (HEP). The goal of this project is to provide technical assistance that will enable HEP program officers to more[...]

Postsecondary Studies: Publications, Education Analysis, and Reporting for Sample Surveys, Assessments, and Administrative Data Collections

Project Overview On behalf of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) at the U.S. Department of Education, Insight is analyzing and reporting research data related to postsecondary education in the United States. These reports are designed to address a variety of topics, including costs associated with postsecondary education that are of interest to federal[...]

Career/Technical Education Statistics System: Publications, Education Analysis, and Reporting for Sample Surveys, Assessments, and Administrative Data Collections

Project Overview Over the last several decades, career and technical education (CTE) has undergone considerable transformation as a result of advances in technology, fundamental changes in the U.S. economy, and reform and innovation among CTE educators. As industry continues to adopt technologies to improve products and create efficiencies, CTE will play a pivotal role in[...]

Technical and Logistical Support for the Operation of the Regional Advisory Committees (RACs)

Project Overview Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) are groups of education stakeholders who help identify regional education needs and recommend priorities for Comprehensive Assistance Centers. For this project, Insight is providing logistical and administrative support, technology services, technical assistance, and information to support the operation of the 10 RACs. This support helps each RAC member collect[...]

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016

Project Overview Under this 5-year contract, Insight is producing a series of reports based on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). Conducted by NCES, PIRLS is an international comparative study of the reading literacy of students in the fourth grade. Initiated in 2001, PIRLS is administered[...]