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In yet another instance in which a school cuts sports because of budget — and oh, wait, also because of Title IX — Millersville University announced last week that it is dropping men's cross country and men's indoor and outdoor track and field teams. 30 boys and one coach will be cut as a result.
According to the University, "In addition to financial ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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We'll say it once, and we'll say it again. And again. Booster clubs are the new targets of Title IX regulatory overreach and overzealous, if not downright unfair attempts to equalize and redistribute private, voluntary funds to sports teams.
But, if you don't believe us, here's another current example out of Minnesota. The Albert Lea Tribune reported ...
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This past Tuesday was not just any National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). Rather, as this year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX, it was an occasion for many activist groups and lawmakers to preach to young girls that they must get involved in sports for fear that other activities won't allow them to learn discipline, teamwork, leadership and ...
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For years, colleges and universities in California have had more than a rough time maintaining their wrestling programs; more than 20 teams have been axed since 1972. That's why Simpson University's announcement this week that it will be adding men's wrestling next fall is not only positive news for its students but also for the rest of Californian wrestl...
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Last Friday, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) led a tweet-up with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to "kick off 2012 and to recognize the 40th anniversary of Title IX this year."
Here’s what actually happened:
Our Secretary of Education went to the offices of ...
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In an unfortunate follow-up to our last post disproving activists' claims that boys teams aren't cut due to Title IX, a discriminatory new athletic policy has emerged out of Pittsburgh's elementary schools. Not college, not high school. Elementary school. That's how far removed we are now are from where Title IX was supposed to lead us.
The Pittsburgh ...
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Dawn Redd, head volleyball coach at Beloit College, attempts to provide "the truth" about Title IX on her blog, Coach Dawn Writes. Except in trying to set the record straight, she further distorts the myths reiterated by gender quota activists.
Let's begin with this statement: "It turns out that equity in athletics was a happy by-product of a much ...
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Reporting on Liberty University, from WSLS:
Liberty worked doggedly to get into proper Title IX compliance, though the school had to cut its wrestling program in pursuit of that goal. The athletics academic support staff has grown from a half-person position to a full department. Coaching staff sizes have increased across the board.
Hm. Title IX states, ...
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