Title IX and Equal Access
Title IX and equal access concern the ban on sex discrimination in schools and colleges that receive federal money. It covers admissions, athletics, harassment, and other programs. The Department of Education, schools, colleges, and courts share responsibility.
People usually bring questions about what Title IX covers and who it protects. They ask how it applies to sports, how it applies to transgender students, and how schools must respond to harassment. They also ask how to file a complaint and how courts have read the law over time.
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Federal Funding at Risk: What Schools Could Lose Over Title IX Violations
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This Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Title IX Beyond Sports
The Supreme Court will decide in 2026 whether schools can separate bathrooms, locker rooms, and dorms by sex—or whether doing so violates federal law…
Bostock Protected Transgender Workers. Do Students Have the Same Rights?
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The Debate Over Transgender Athletes in Schools
In high school gyms and college stadiums across America, a cultural battle is playing out over a simple question: Who gets to compete in…
Title IX: What You Need to Know About Sex Discrimination in Schools
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was designed to prohibit discrimination based on sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal…