4 days ago · Pursuant to President Trump’s Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports Executive Order, the U.S. Department of Education today announced investigations into two educational institutions and an athletic association where violations of Title IX have been reported. “President Trump’s Executive Order ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports’ is a promise to women and …

3 days ago · Additionally, OCR is actively reviewing athletic participation policies at a number of schools to evaluate their alignment with Title IX protections for female athletes. Last week, the U.S. Department of Education notified K-12 schools and higher education institutions of a return to enforcing Title IX protections on the basis of biological sex.

Title IX is a Federal civil rights law. It prohibits schools that receive Federal funding from discriminating based on sex in their programs or activities. The Department’s Title IX regulations include requirements for how schools must comply with …

5 days ago · The Trump administration is using the Education Department to carry out the policy by changing its interpretation of Title IX, the 1972 law prohibiting sex discrimination in programs that receive ...

5 days ago · Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education opened Title IX investigations Thursday into two universities and a middle and high school athletics association that it says have allowed transgender women and girls to participate on teams corresponding with their gender identity.; The agency’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating San José State University, the …

Feb 1, 2025 · Over 50 years have passed since the passage of Title IX, a federal civil rights law administered by the U.S. Department of Education and intended to provide equal access for women in education and athletics in the United States.. Three million additional high school athletic opportunities exist for U.S. women following Title IX’s passage. As access to women’s …

Feb 9, 2023 · from Title IX’s athletics regulations, the Policy Interpretation lays out three basic categories in which recipient schools face Title IX obligations with respect to their athletics programs and activities: Proportional Financial Assistance (i.e., scholarships) Equivalent Benefits and Opportunities

Title IX is a Federal civil rights law. It prohibits schools that receive Federal funding from discriminating based on sex in their programs or activities. The Department’s Title IX regulations include requirements for how schools must comply with …

Jan 7, 2025 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and 28 of their Republican colleagues in reintroducing the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, or S. 9, to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. For the past four years, the Biden administration has taken a sledgehammer to Title IX through …

Jun 11, 2021 · How Title IX Transformed Women’s Sports The groundbreaking gender equity law made a lasting impact by increasing the participation of girls and women in athletics. By: Sarah Pruitt