How we check our sources

Anyone can put a number on the internet. We show you its source, check date and any unresolved questions. This page explains how to read those records.

Who does the checking

Daniel and Jessica Plasencia are responsible for these guides. We link program claims to official sources and record the date checked. The update log identifies the specific checks completed and the questions still open.

Independent subject-matter review is planned. When a review is completed, this page will identify the reviewer, credentials and scope. Founder authorship alone does not establish an independent clinical or legal review.

The schedule

We prioritize program-year changes, application deadlines and reported errors. Quarterly source review is our maintenance target. Use the recorded dates and update log to see which checks are complete.

When a fact passes its recheck, the verified-on date printed next to it updates. When it fails, we change the page before the date moves. The source update log names the pages and claims checked. A new build does not mean every fact was reviewed again.

What counts as a primary source

Official handbooks, award tables, and guides published by the program itself.
State statutes, agency rules, and public agency records.
Written answers from a program office. We keep the correspondence on file.
For facts nobody publishes, like real evaluation wait times, we collect the quotes ourselves and label them "founder-collected" so you know exactly what they are.
Community reports are labeled "community-reported" and are never dressed up as official.

Here is what a verified fact looks like:

FES-UA award amounts

It is not one flat number. Look up your county on the official 2026-27 FES-UA award PDF. Across published district rows, awards run from $9,627 to $39,091 depending on matrix level, grade band, and county.

Verified August 18, 2026

Source: Step Up For Students, 2026-27 FES-UA Scholarship Award Amounts (PDF) · Verified by the founders · How we verify

florida / scholarships / award amounts

What UNVERIFIED means

Sometimes we cannot confirm a claim against a primary source yet. When that happens we do not hide the claim and we do not guess. It ships with an amber caution band, like this real one:

Current appointment availability

Current autism evaluation appointment availability in your county has not been confirmed by SpectrumBeacon. Contact each provider for its current estimate.

Not yet verified as of September 12, 2026. Treat this as unconfirmed. What this means

Source: Local availability remains unconfirmed; start with your state guide · How we verify

evaluations / local availability

An amber band means: treat it as a lead, not an answer. Check the official source before acting on it, and we will do the same before the band comes off.

When we get something wrong

We will get something wrong eventually. Programs change mid-year, and a wrong fact on a site like this costs families real time and real money. So the correction policy is simple:

You tell us through the report-an-error form.
We recheck the claim against its primary source.
If you are right, we fix the page as soon as we confirm it, usually the same day, update the verified-on date, and note the correction on the page.
If we cannot confirm it either way, the fact gets the amber UNVERIFIED band until we can.
If you left an email, we tell you what we found.