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Education and family starting points
Navigate school enrollment, language support, college planning, and federal student aid.
Key takeaways
Start with the answer
- Contact the local district for K–12 requirements and use StudentAid.gov for federal college-aid tasks.
- Follow official sources to the agency or plan that controls the next step.
- State, local, plan, contract, and individual facts can change the answer.
The short answer
Contact the local district for K–12 requirements and use StudentAid.gov for federal college-aid tasks.
Choose a task
Use the task guides below to move from orientation to a verified next step. Each guide shows its review date, source links, safety boundary, and related route.
Task routes
Choose what you need to do
Enroll a child in a U.S. public school
Start with the local school district and ask for its current enrollment checklist and language assistance.
Prepare and complete the FAFSA form
Use StudentAid.gov, create the required accounts, and track school and state deadlines.
Ask a school about English Learner support
Contact the district or school to ask how it identifies English Learners, communicates with parents, provides language services, and monitors progress.
Primary sources
Verify with the responsible agency
- USAGov — Educationgovernment
- Federal Student Aid — FAFSA stepsgovernment
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