For a guide to the federal executive-branch regulatory process and the process of conducting federal administrative law research in general, see the Law Library's Administrative Law Research Guide. Federal agencies' regulations appear in the following publications:
The Department of Education promulgates most of the regulations implementing education policies and they are codified in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Regulations created by the different Department of Education offices are arranged under Subtitle B of Title 34 as follows:
Both federal and state agencies will issue guidance documents to help apply and interpret education statutes and regulations. These documents in themselves can also become subject to court challenge.
In the federal government, many of these guidance documents are available through the Department of Education website. To find guidance documents for a specific state, consult that state's administrative agency for education. In most states this will be called the "Department of Education," though the names vary.