American Sports Council Sues U.S. Department of Education to Prevent Use of...
It’s a busy first day for the newly-formed American Sports Council. Again, from our new website: The American Sports Council (ASC) filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) today,...
View ArticleButler Gets Ready for Title IX Investigation
According to yesterday’s edition of its student newspaper, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has initiated a Title IX review at Butler University. From the Butler Collegian:...
View ArticleClarity on Title IX Complaints In Oregon
Following the Office of Civil Rights’ decision to dismiss Title IX complaints in Oregon, many of us were wondering (and cheering) why they did it. Well, it looks like we have an answer, and it’s one...
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Dept. of Education: Power, Lobbyists More Important Than Student Athletes
Last Friday, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) led a tweet-up with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to “kick off 2012...
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Caving In
In October, the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) announced its decision to add girls’ sand volleyball at the high school level to comply with proportionality. Little did we know — but probably...
View ArticleAmerican Sports Council Reacts to Dismissal of Lawsuit Against DOE
On March 27, the District Court dismissed American Sports Council v. Department of Education based on standing.Eric Pearson, Chairman of the American Sports Council, reacts: “It is unfortunate that the...
View ArticleNWLC Continues to Misunderstand Title IX
The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) via Neena Chaudhry doesn’t let two days go by before taking advantage of the immensely unfortunate dismissal of our case, American Sports Council v. the...
View ArticleWomen’s Sports Foundation Celebrates While Students Still Get Cut from Teams...
Last Friday, the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) issued a press release, “WSF Responds to American Sports Council v. Department of Education decision.” Except the response, like that of the NWLC, did...
View ArticleGotta Get the Facts Right to Make a Valid Point
The National Women’s Law Center’s (NWLC) June fact sheet, “The Next Generation of Title IX: Athletics,” focuses on the differences in participation rates between boys and girls in elementary schools...
View ArticleHuffington Post Live Covers Title IX
On Tuesday night, Huffington Post Live ran a segment, “Title IX Bad for Sports: Gender Equality Law Not So Equal After All.” Guests discussed cuts to men’s teams in colleges, overreach in high schools...
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