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Under Betsy DeVos, the Department of Education leaves transgender protections up to the schools
Early last year, we submitted non-discrimination policies regarding transgender students to all 50 states Department of Education as well as a few major cities across the U.S. We received 50 very different responses, varying from merely suggested policies to fully formed plans with structure and consequence.
Over two-thirds of all Title IX cases that have ever been resolved were a result of guidelines Betsy DeVos just rescinded
A recently-released list of all closed Title IX complaints regarding sexual assault at postsecondary institutions shows that over two-thirds of all cases that have ever been resolved came after the 2011 Dear Colleague letter was introduced - making Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to rescind those guidelines all the more frustrating.
Two mountain states, two very different approaches to transgender students
Last year, Wyoming sued over federal Title IX expansions that included gender identity. Meanwhile, Vermont is a decade-ahead in expanding transgender student rights.
Oregon Department of Education wants over $250 for its Non-discrimination policies
The Oregon Department of Education has responded to a request for LGBT protections within their schools with a fee estimate of $260 - over five times the previously highest estimate we’ve seen for the same information.
Title IX complaint index offers glimpse into enforcement
The federal Title IX program, which bars sex-based discrimination, is meant to have a wide ranging impact on any higher education institution campus that accepts money from the U.S. government. As seen in an index of complaints invoking the law just released by the Department of Education, the issue continues to hang over campuses across the country.
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A list of pending Title IX sexual violence investigations at post-secondary institutions in Nevada
Jessica Cabrera sent this request to the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights of the United States of America
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Index of Sexual Violence Related Title IX Voluntary Resolution Agreements
Dana Bolger sent this request to the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights of the United States of America
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Policing of Attire at Columbus State University Student Recreation Center
Hayden Barnes, Esq. sent this request to the Columbus State University of Columbus, GA
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Jessica Cabrera sent this request to the University Of Nevada Reno of Reno, NV
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Maryanne Willkinsin sent this request to the University of California, Davis of California