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A Flag Football Game in North Texas Makes State History
On a recent Thursday evening in Fort Worth two high school teams met for the very first girls varsity flag football game in North Texas. As the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaches, the students and coaches reflected on what progress in girls’ sports looks like and why it matters.
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3 Women Sue Harvard, Allege School Ignored Sexual Harassment
Three Harvard University graduate students allege in a lawsuit that the school ignored complaints about sexual harassment by a professor
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17 Student-Athletes Sue SDSU Over Alleged Title IX Violations
Seventeen female student-athletes are suing San Diego State University over alleged Title IX violations, claiming the school allotted disproportionate financial aid benefits compared to male student-athletes.
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Vista Unified Levels Playing Field for Girls Sports
A local school district that was out of compliance when it comes to providing equal access for girls who play sports is now being called a leader by the nonprofit that called them out.
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Biden Administration Announces Next Steps in Overhauling Title IX Campus Sexual Assault Rules
The Education Department announced plans Tuesday to hold a public hearing on how schools ought to handle sexual misconduct cases as the first step in a planned overhaul of Title IX regulations. In a letter released by the Education Department, the hearing is described as a chance for students, parents, school officials and advocates to weigh in before the Biden...
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Activists Increase Pressure on Biden to Scrap Betsy DeVos' Title IX Rules
In the latest attempt to ramp up pressure on the Biden administration to overhaul regulations on how schools deal with sexual misconduct, the advocacy group Know Your IX released a 37-page report Monday describing hardships students say they’ve experienced after filing Title IX complaints
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Biden Orders Review of Title XI Rule That Could Change How Colleges Handle Sex Misconduct
President Joe Biden has ordered his administration to review Trump administration rules around campus sexual assaults that bolstered the rights of the accused
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Title IX Major Factor for Colleges Looking at Sports Cuts
Colleges mulling whether to cut sports amid the coronavirus pandemic must ensure they remain compliant with the federal civil-rights law known as Title IX
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Betsy DeVos' New Title IX Rules Will Shake Up How K-12 Schools Handle Sexual Harassment
New regulations released Wednesday by the Education Department will change how K-12 schools respond to students’ reports of sexual assault and harassment, requiring administrators to more formally investigate claims and share the evidence with accused students and their parents, NBC News reports.