ESEA Amendment Would Require Schools to Report Athletes' Gender
The Senate Education Committee passed an amendment that would require high schools to publicly report how many boys and girls they have playing sports. Read Full Post >
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June 12, 2013
May 01, 2013
S.C. School District Facing Federal Title IX Investigation
The Union County School District is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights due to potential violations of Title IX, Read Full Post >
April 18, 2013
Mich. District Facing Title IX Lawsuit After Student's Sexual Assault
A Mich. district is being sued for allegedly failing to respond to the sexual assault of a female high school student by a player on the school's basketball team. Read Full Post >
November 29, 2012
Athletic Inequity Tops Title IX Complaints
Charges about athletic inequities dominate the 4,000-plus Title IX complaints the federal government received since 2009. Read Full Post >
October 17, 2012
Women's Advocates Declare Victory in Title IX Settlement
A court approved a consent decree from the Franklin County (Ind.) Community School Corp. Monday in which the schools agreed to schedule girls' basketball games in primetime (Friday and Saturday night) slots in equal proportion to boys' games. Read Full Post >
October 10, 2012
Gender Gap Grows in High School Sports, Report Says
High school boys and girls both made gains in terms of how many athletic opportunities were made available to them from the 1999-2000 through 2009-10 school years, but boys saw a larger share of those gains, according to a new report. Read Full Post >
August 08, 2012
Cheerleading Can't Count as Sport for Title IX, Appeals Court Rules
Colleges are still not allowed to count competitive cheerleading as a sport when trying to satisfy compliance standards of Title IX, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Read Full Post >
July 26, 2012
New Pa. Law Requires Gender-Based Reporting for School Sports
Pennsylvania became the fourth state last month to require school districts to annually report interscholastic athletic data for male and female students in 7th through 12th grades to the state department of education. Read Full Post >
July 02, 2012
Office for Civil Rights Settles Title IX Complaints in Four Districts
The U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights announced a settlement Monday afternoon with four districts regarding Title IX complaints about unequal athletic opportunities for female students. Read Full Post >
June 27, 2012
EdWeek's Title IX Chat Transcript Now Posted Online
The transcript of our June 27 chat on the academic, athletic, and social components of Title IX has now been posted. Read Full Post >
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