Title IX

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the legislation written to push for equal opportunities for women, Hannah Donnelly breaks down the history and goals for women in the sports community.

First lady Jill Biden spoke on Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

At least 19 states have passed laws or adopted rules that either bar or limit participation in sports by transgender athletes.

With the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaching, here’s everything you need to know about the impact of the law.

Approaching its 50th anniversary, here’s everything you need to know about Title IX and its lasting impact on women’s sports.

On a recent Thursday evening in Fort Worth two high school teams met for the very first girls varsity flag football game in North Texas. As the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaches, the students and coaches reflected on what progress in girls’ sports looks like and why it matters.

Three Harvard University graduate students allege in a lawsuit that the school ignored complaints about sexual harassment by a professor

Rachael Rollins doesn’t have much time between jobs. Rollins submitted her resignation as Suffolk County district attorney — the top state prosecutor for Boston — on Wednesday as she prepares to be sworn in as the new U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts — the top federal prosecutor in the commonwealth — on Monday. Facing opposition from Republicans over…

Outgoing Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joins Kwani Lunis to share what her journey has been like as she prepares to be the next U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts. She also explains why representation in law is important, how athletics can play a huge role in leadership and more.

The Education Department announced plans Tuesday to hold a public hearing on how schools ought to handle sexual misconduct cases as the first step in a planned overhaul of Title IX regulations. In a letter released by the Education Department, the hearing is described as a chance for students, parents, school officials and advocates to weigh in before the Biden...

In the latest attempt to ramp up pressure on the Biden administration to overhaul regulations on how schools deal with sexual misconduct, the advocacy group Know Your IX released a 37-page report Monday describing hardships students say they’ve experienced after filing Title IX complaints

A proposed law would prevent transgender girls from participating in female sports in New Hampshire high schools and colleges, bringing strong reactions from the bill’s supporters and detractors.

Transgender youth, their family members, and representatives of a variety New Hampshire organizations testified Tuesday against a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools and colleges in the state, saying it is discriminatory and unconstitutional. “Playing soccer has always been the highlight of my day each summer and fall,” said Lane…

President Joe Biden has ordered his administration to review Trump administration rules around campus sexual assaults that bolstered the rights of the accused

Officials in Bangor, Maine on Wednesday vowed to make changes following an investigation into complaints of racism filed by five Bangor High School students, according to News Center Maine. The months-long investigation was launched after the students shared their experiences with racism at the school with the Bangor Daily News in June. The Bangor Daily News obtained a partial report…

A Connecticut policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports violates the civil rights of female athletes, the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has ruled. The ruling, which was obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, comes in response to a complaint filed last year by several female track athletes, who argued that two transgender runners...

Colleges mulling whether to cut sports amid the coronavirus pandemic must ensure they remain compliant with the federal civil-rights law known as Title IX

New regulations released Wednesday by the Education Department will change how K-12 schools respond to students’ reports of sexual assault and harassment, requiring administrators to more formally investigate claims and share the evidence with accused students and their parents, NBC News reports.