Editorial Policy: How We Research, Review, and Update Content
Who This Is For
Parents and partners who want to understand how educational guidance is produced and maintained.
What This Guide Covers
This page explains our quality bar and the exact process we use to keep high-stakes guidance current and trustworthy.
Operating Priorities
- Prioritize primary and official sources for legal and compliance claims.
- Separate analysis, opinion, and product messaging clearly.
- Maintain visible update history on high-impact pages.
Failure Modes to Avoid
- Publishing legal guidance without source attribution.
- Updating content without documenting review date.
- Blurring educational analysis with sales copy.
Weekly Cadence
- Monitor high-impact pages for policy changes.
- Review flagged content for accuracy and clarity.
- Apply correction workflow with documented revision notes.
- Audit source quality and link health.
Execution Checklist
- Assign claim-level source quality tiers.
- Document review and update timestamps.
- Run periodic legal-content QA passes.
- Publish correction policy and contact channel.
- Separate editorial and commercial voice.
Success Metrics
- Source quality score
- Correction turnaround time
- Update recency on priority pages
Frequently Asked Questions
How quickly are factual errors corrected?
We prioritize high-stakes errors immediately and document updates with revised dates and rationale.
Do you use official sources for legal guidance?
Yes. We prioritize state DOE and statute sources, and clearly label secondary guidance.
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