The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has declined to sign a certification form issued by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), which asked all state education agencies to affirm compliance with federal...more
4/10/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Department of Education ,
Federal Funding ,
Higher Education Act ,
Pennsylvania ,
School Districts ,
State and Local Government ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI
Confirming an anticipated policy shift, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Jan. 31, 2025 that it will enforce Title IX under the 2020 Title IX Rule. The announcement came after a...more
2/3/2025
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Compliance ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
OCR ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title IX ,
Trump Administration
As 2025 begins and a new administration prepares to take office, a District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky has set aside the April 2024 Title IX regulations put forth by the Biden administration.
What does this...more
1/13/2025
/ Appeals ,
Biden Administration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Final Rules ,
New Regulations ,
Public Schools ,
School Districts ,
Statutory Authority ,
Title IX ,
Vacatur
This school year is off to a busy start as administrators wrestle with implementation of the new 2024 Title IX regulations. Schools are busy conducting training, making important decisions about policy, and navigating the...more