This website offers "one-stop-shopping" for links to legislation, Federal Register Notices, Policy Guidance, and Grant Applications for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended.

***Please be aware that all references to 34 C.F.R. Parts 74 and 80 have been superseded by the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted in part 3474 and Debarment and suspension regulations in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted in part 3485.***

ESEA, as amended Legislation

• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act as Amended by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was Reauthorized by Congress at the end of 2015 as the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L.114-95) (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Archived NCLB Information:
• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act as Reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• Desktop Reference for No Child Left Behind
• Executive Summary of NCLB
• Fact Sheet on Conference Report to H.R. 1 (NCLB Act)
• Preliminary Overview of Programs and Changes Included in the NCLB Act
• Negotiated Rulemaking

ESEA, as amended Regulations

• Regulations for Programs Implemented Under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations governing the programs administered under Title I, Supbarts A, B, C, and D and E of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). These proposed regulations are needed to implement recent changes to Title I of the ESEA made by the NCLB. Comments were due by September 5, 2002.

ESEA, as amended Policy Guidance and Uniform Guidance

• OESE List of Rescinded Guidance (November 2017)
• ESEA Policy Letters to States
• Policy Guidance for Programs Implemented Under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Key Policy Letters Signed by the Education Secretary or Deputy Secretary
• Department-wide Policy Guidance
• Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
• Audit requirements are available at 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F, and Appendix XI

Federal Register Notices

• Announcements: Grant Application Notices, Requests for Comment, etc. (Archived Information)
• Proposed Regulations, Priorities and Other Rules (Archived Information)
• Final Regulations, Priorities and Other Rules (Archived Information)

ESEA, as amended Resources

• ESSA Consolidated State Plans
• Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Student Achievement and School Accountability Conference Handouts (October 2002) (Archived Information)

Grant Competitions

• U.S. Department of Education Discretionary Grant Applications

IASA Legislation, Regulations, and Policy Guidance

• Legislation, Regulations, and Policy Guidance for Programs Still Being Implemented Under the Improving America's Schools Act (Archived Information)