Education

Education Department seeks comment on extension of school data reporting paperwork

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice asks for public comments on extending, without changes, an existing Education Department information collection tied to Title I, Part A of federal education law. It affects state, local, and tribal governments that collect and report school data for compliance and reporting purposes. For business and compliance teams working with school systems, the practical point is that nothing new is being added yet. The Department wants to keep the current reporting process in place, and it is reviewing whether the burden estimates and paperwork requirements are still reasonable. Comments are due by June 1, 2026.

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Key Changes

  • Requests public comment on extending an existing school data collection without changes
  • Keeps OMB Control Number 1810-0581 in place if approved
  • Maintains current Title I, Part A reporting requirements for state, local, and tribal education authorities

Obligations

What this law requires

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State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools must continue collecting and disseminating Title I, Part A data to satisfy existing reporting requirements under ESEA/ESSA while the approved information collection remains in effect.

State educational agenciesLocal educational agenciesSchools
reporting
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State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools must continue collecting and disseminating Title I, Part A data required under ESEA if the currently approved information collection is extended without change and OMB approval remains in place.

State educational agenciesLocal educational agenciesSchools
ongoing, subject to current OMB approval expiry and any future renewal
reporting
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State, local, and tribal governments that are affected respondents may submit written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection request to the Department of Education within 30 days of publication of the notice.

State governmentsLocal governmentsTribal governments
within 30 days of publication of the notice
reporting
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Affected state, local, and tribal government respondents should submit public comments on the proposed extension of the information collection if they want the Department to consider feedback on necessity, burden, processing timeliness, clarity, and burden minimization.

State governmentsLocal governmentsTribal governments
on or before June 1, 2026
reporting
low

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection request must be submitted within 30 days of publication of the notice.

Any interested personState governmentsLocal governmentsTribal governments
within 30 days of publication
reporting

Affected Parties

State educational agenciesLocal educational agencies and schools

Tags

education reporting,paperwork reduction act,OMB review