eCFR Analyzer

Department of Education (ED)

1,333,939Words in 178 parts
8.0Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
22.0Reading grade
72.4%Unchanged since 2017
7Flagged parts
2026-10-30Last change

Section changes per year

From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.

Text and size

Sentences
41.5 words on average; 35.1% over 40 words; 25.5% passive; 16.8 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 5.4% · prohibition 3.2% · paperwork 7.1% · obligation 16.8% · permission 10.9% · other 56.6%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
85 top 10% 34 CFR 395 VENDING FACILITY PROGRAM FOR THE BLIND ON FEDERAL AND OTHER PROPERTY
High signals: Directive share +2.1 SD · Reading grade +2.0 SD · Restriction density +1.5 SD
 9,720 1.18
195 top 10% 34 CFR 601 INSTITUTION AND LENDER REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EDUCATION LOANS
High signals: Reading grade +3.7 SD
 4,824 1.00
262 top 10% 34 CFR 397 LIMITATIONS ON USE OF SUBMINIMUM WAGE
High signals: Reading grade +2.7 SD · Directive share +1.5 SD · Restriction density +1.2 SD
 4,744 0.92
328 top 10% 34 CFR 361 STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM
High signals: Size +2.1 SD · Reading grade +2.0 SD
 68,278 0.86
399 top 10% 34 CFR 682 FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM
High signals: Size +2.7 SD · Reading grade +1.6 SD
 130,084 0.82
427 top 10% 34 CFR 463 ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT
High signals: Size +1.4 SD · Reading grade +1.4 SD
 31,060 0.80
529 top 10% 34 CFR 82 NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING
High signals: Paperwork share +1.6 SD
 4,832 0.75
941 34 CFR 668 STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS
High signals: Size +2.8 SD · Reading grade +1.6 SD
 162,308 0.58
1,015 34 CFR 686 TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM
High signals: Reading grade +2.8 SD
 16,627 0.55
1,042 34 CFR 7 EMPLOYEE INVENTIONS
High signals: Reading grade +2.1 SD · Directive share +1.2 SD
 1,150 0.54
1,065 34 CFR 99 FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY
High signals: Reading grade +1.6 SD · Paperwork share +1.1 SD
 13,325 0.54
1,071 34 CFR 105 ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
High signals: Directive share +1.3 SD
 3,738 0.54
1,286 34 CFR 674 FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM
High signals: Size +1.7 SD
 42,429 0.47
1,292 34 CFR 303 EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES
High signals: Size +1.9 SD
 57,226 0.47
1,324 34 CFR 200 TITLE I—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
High signals: Reading grade +1.9 SD · Size +1.4 SD
 31,882 0.46
1,335 34 CFR 300 ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
High signals: Size +2.4 SD
 93,670 0.46
1,508 34 CFR 371 AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
High signals: Reading grade +2.8 SD
 11,288 0.41
1,817 34 CFR 600 INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
High signals: Reading grade +2.7 SD · Size +1.3 SD
 26,553 0.32
1,910 34 CFR 681 HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM
High signals: Size +1.0 SD
 19,517 0.30
2,001 34 CFR 370 CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 7,373 0.27
2,014 34 CFR 363 THE STATE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM
High signals: Reading grade +2.4 SD
 5,567 0.27
2,027 34 CFR 690 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM
High signals: Reading grade +2.1 SD
 12,756 0.27
2,137 34 CFR 97 PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
High signals: Reading grade +1.1 SD
 13,186 0.24
2,143 34 CFR 100 NONDISCRIMINATION UNDER PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 9,051 0.24
2,148 34 CFR 462 MEASURING EDUCATIONAL GAIN IN THE NATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM FOR ADULT EDUCATION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 5,846 0.24

Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 20 U.S.C. 1221e: 191,964 words in 15 parts (14.4% of this agency's text)
  • 20 U.S.C. 1001: 190,460 words in 3 parts (14.3% of this agency's text)
  • 20 U.S.C. 1071: 172,513 words in 2 parts (12.9% of this agency's text)
  • 20 U.S.C. 1091: 162,308 words in 1 parts (12.2% of this agency's text)
  • 29 U.S.C. 709: 92,120 words in 7 parts (6.9% of this agency's text)
  • 20 U.S.C. 1087a: 82,708 words in 1 parts (6.2% of this agency's text)
  • 20 U.S.C. 1070a: 58,638 words in 8 parts (4.4% of this agency's text)
  • 20 U.S.C. 1431: 57,226 words in 1 parts (4.3% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 301: 54,310 words in 38 parts (4.1% of this agency's text)
  • 20 U.S.C. 1232g: 39,657 words in 2 parts (3.0% of this agency's text)

From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.

Largest parts

  • 34 CFR 668: STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS (162,308 words)
  • 34 CFR 682: FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM (130,084 words)
  • 34 CFR 300: ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (93,670 words)
  • 34 CFR 685: WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM (82,708 words)
  • 34 CFR 361: STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM (68,278 words)
  • 34 CFR 303: EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES (57,226 words)
  • 34 CFR 674: FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM (42,429 words)
  • 34 CFR 222: IMPACT AID PROGRAMS (38,804 words)
  • 34 CFR 200: TITLE I—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED (31,882 words)
  • 34 CFR 463: ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT (31,060 words)

Sub-agencies

Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.