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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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) took another step forward last week to ensure that K-12 school districts across the country are complying with the administration’s directives on civil rights and antidiscrimination...more
The long-rumored plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) took a formal step forward on March 20, 2025, when President Trump signed an Executive Order calling for the agency’s closure. While headlines suggest...more
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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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
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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
The highly anticipated list of schools attended by children of members of Moms for Liberty, one of several plaintiffs that filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Department of Education's new Title IX regulations,...more
The new Title IX regulations set to take effect on August 1 will likely be put on hold at an unidentified number of schools around the country – including some schools in Pennsylvania – at some time in the near future. ...more
The U.S. Department of Education has released long-awaited amendments to the Title IX regulations that will take effect Aug. 1, 2024. The amended regulations, released April 19, significantly broaden the protections of Title...more
4/25/2024
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Title IX
On the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education proposed several noteworthy changes that provide additional protections against pregnancy discrimination, gender identity discrimination...more
7/18/2022
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Witnesses
Less than three months into the new administration, President Biden has made clear that education and equality will be focal points of his presidency.
While Title IX regulations were revised just last year, the Biden...more