The National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) is an outcome-based reporting system for the State-administered, federally funded adult education program.
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Adult Education for Success
The National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) is the accountability system for the Federally funded adult education program, authorized by Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The NRS includes the WIOA primary indicators of performance, measures that describe adult education students and their program participation, methodologies for collecting performance data, and program reporting procedures.
Learn more about the NRS, adult education data management, ways to use data to improve adult learning opportunities, and training and technical assistance that are available to states.
Training and Online Materials
The NRS provides technical assistance and training to States in ways that best meet the needs of State and Local program providers to improve data quality, increase data use for program development, develop data systems, and more. Select one of the topic areas (icons) below to learn more.
FEATURED RESOURCES
Explore featured resources related to WIOA and the NRS including: state guidance, reporting, and external WIOA resources.
Quick Review of the 2024 NRS Table Changes
Reporting Measurable Skill Gains (MSG) Types 3, 4, and 5
announcements
SIRC: Transition to NRS-Approved Assessments: This SIRC was designed to support states in updating their assessment policy, developing a plan for policy changes, and preparing their data system and local program staff for these changes. Check out the SIRC here.
NRS Tips: NRS Educational Functioning Level Descriptors for ESL: This resource helps to better understand the EFL descriptors for ESL that align with ELP standards. Check out the NRS Tips here.
NRS Regional Training 2024: Materials for the 2024 NRS Regional Training, Channeling Change with Data-Informed Decision Making, have been posted to the website. Check out the materials here
Explore
Learn more about the National Reporting System
Product Showcase
An overview of selected NRS products and their uses
Background Info
Learn more about the NRS support project
State Snapshots
Learn more about each state's NRS system along with contact information