2 Results for tag: New York City

WSJ Fails to Tell Whole Story on Title IX Enforcement

Our last blog post focused on New York City's Department of Education's irrational and discriminatory response to a Title IX lawsuit filed by the National Women's Law Center: Ban all new schools in the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) from creating any boys' teams. So much for equality of opportunity. So when Wall Street Journal reporter Sumathi ... More

“Ending” Discrimination by Encouraging It: How NYC Went Down the Wrong Path

In response to a Title IX lawsuit last year alleging unequal athletic opportunities for males and females, the New York City Department of Education created a rule that new schools can only allow for girls' teams. To put it bluntly, no creation of boys' teams in new schools is permitted. The plan, which outright condones discrimination based on gender, ... More