# 2025-08606: Education Department’s Special Education Letters Arrived in One Quarter

2025-08606, List of Correspondence From January 1, 2024, Through December 31, 2024, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2025-05-15, effective from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024 (as of 2026-10-20).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08606
- Title: List of Correspondence From January 1, 2024, Through December 31, 2024
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 90 FR 20637
- Published: 2025-05-15
- Effective: from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-20

## In one line

Education Department’s Special Education Letters Arrived in One Quarter

## Summary

The Department of Education shared important letters in 2024 explaining how special education rules work, especially about evaluations and personalized learning plans for kids with disabilities. These letters help schools and families understand their rights and responsibilities under the law. No letters were sent in the first, second, or fourth quarters, so the key updates came in the third quarter.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Education (Department), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is publishing the following list of correspondence from the Department during quarters one, two, three, and four of calendar year 2024. The correspondence describes the Department's interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the regulations that implement IDEA. These letters can be found at https://sites.ed.gov/idea/policy-guidance/.

## Effects PRIA read

- OSEP IDEA Guidance Published: benefit, low. The Department of Education published all Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) correspondence that interpret the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. Schools, parents, and educators can read these letters anytime at https://sites.e…

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## Sources
- [2025-08606 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/15/2025-08606/list-of-correspondence-from-january-1-2024-through-december-31-2024)
- [2025-08606 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-15/pdf/2025-08606.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08606 (as of 2026-10-20).