Frequently asked questions

SafeInsights provides access to student learning data from edtech platforms, state institutions, and state education agencies serving tens of millions of students across preK-12, college, and continuing education. Available datasets vary by Data Partner but can include learning platform usage data, assessment results, course performance, and longitudinal student performance. Researchers can explore current offerings in our Knowledge Base.

You submit your research proposal via SafeInsights to the Data Partner whose datasets meet your research needs. If approved, you then write your analysis code with optional AI support, using synthetic data. Your code executes within the Data Partner's secure enclave, where the data lives. You receive aggregate results — you never see private student data, keeping privacy protected while enabling rigorous research.

Yes. SafeInsights is designed to support reproducible, publishable research. You retain the rights to your research findings and can cite SafeInsights as your data infrastructure in publications.

The SafeInsights Beta Program opens to researchers in Spring 2027. Join the waitlist for an early chance to conduct research through SafeInsights. Once you have an account, you can begin exploring available datasets and submitting study proposals right away. The full research timeline depends on Data Partner approval of your specific study, but SafeInsights eliminates the months-long negotiation process typical of traditional data access agreements.

Researchers cover the costs of running their analyses within the data enclave. This reimburses Data Partners for the resources used to review research questions, but eliminates the traditional costs of data extraction and analysis. Starting in Spring 2027, SafeInsights will be available to a closed cohort of researchers for beta testing and will have no cost for researchers during this period.

If you are interested in joining the Beta Program, join the waitlist here or learn more about our pricing here.

No. Researchers only see the specific datasets you share in your secure enclave; specifically, they get aggregate results by querying the data that you approve for each study. This includes things like student interaction logs and learning outcomes, not your source code, algorithms, or business intelligence.

After initial technical integration, any ongoing costs to your organization are offset. Researchers cover the costs of running their studies, and SafeInsights handles the entire research workflow through standardized processes, eliminating the engineering overhead and legal reviews required for traditional data sharing.

Yes — you maintain control over which studies access your data. Every research proposal requires your approval before it begins.

Student data never leaves your systems — SafeInsights brings the research questions to where your data already lives, protected within a secure enclave built in your own system. Researchers never see individual student records, only aggregate results. This architecture means that the data never actually changes hands.

No person has access to or sees your raw data — not even the SafeInsights team. Researchers write code that runs within your secure enclave and see only aggregate results. Your educational institution or agency maintains ultimate control over data access permissions.

After initial setup, the ongoing research process is handled by SafeInsights. Your team reviews and approves study proposals, but you're not manually pulling data or managing individual researcher requests — SafeInsights's standardized process dramatically reduces ongoing administrative burden.

Founding Data Partners include Arizona State University, ASSISTments, CourseKata, Khan Academy, OpenStax, Quill, and TERC, and additional institutions and state agencies are actively joining the network. Explore our Knowledge Base for a full list of participating Data Partners.

SafeInsights is designed to support FERPA compliance for Data Partners. Researchers receive only aggregate results that the Data Partner has approved, so you never handle student education records.

SafeInsights uses a fundamentally different model than the traditional research process: we bring research questions to data instead of giving data to researchers. This isn't an incremental privacy improvement — it's a new approach that makes previously difficult large-scale research feasible while keeping student information secure.

SafeInsights uses secure enclaves to safely hold your data where it already resides — in your current data systems. Our technical team collaborates with your IT staff to establish the integration based on your specific infrastructure, whether that's cloud-based platforms, on-premise servers, or statewide longitudinal data systems.

Integration requirements vary based on your existing data infrastructure and your chosen level of participation. Our team works directly with your engineers to minimize implementation burden and ensure smooth data connection to the secure enclave. We will also provide software, reference implementations, and engineering and technical support to minimize the work and make the integration smooth.

The SafeInsights Beta Program opens to researchers in Spring 2027. Join the waitlist for an early chance to conduct research through SafeInsights. Once you have an account, you can join or create a research lab within SafeInsights, explore available datasets, draft study proposals, and use the coding environment.

Contact the SafeInsights team to discuss membership. We'll learn more about your data and infrastructure, answer questions, and guide you through how SafeInsights works for you as a Data Partner.