383 Results for tag: Title IX
The good news: The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) reads this blog. Could it mean that WSF activists are finally grasping the truth? That they recognize that current
Title IX enforcement methods are not working because they create discrimination and disruption in our schools' athletic departments and that reforming those regulations will permit meaningful ...
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Dear Peter:
As the leading group working for reform of
Title IX, we are writing to take issue with your latest piece on this critical topic [The silent enemy of men's sports; 5/23]. Let's first straighten out some inaccuracies and errors:
You write, "Colleges have indeed axed hundreds of men's teams in the
Title IX era, often while explicitly ...
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Slanted coverage of
Title IX celebrations and academic symposia is unfortunately expected and widely tolerated, but that doesn't mean we can't publicly hold journalists accountable.
The latest example is a May 18th Twin Cities Daily Planet story, "Looking at girls in sports as
Title IX marks 40 years in Minnesota and the United States." It's painfu...
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The overblown, hostile reactions following California Assemblyman Chris Norby's public criticism of
Title IX enforcement would be laughable if they didn't mean that the media and activist groups actually believe that
Title IX is impervious to criticism. The last time I checked, our society welcomes — no, cherishes — free speech, even if it's not so ...
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As the old saying goes, "One person's loss is another person's gain." It's often repeated in the context of finding a dropped 5 dollar bill, saying goodbye to a coworker or describing the current stock market situation.
But is it acceptable to throw around when talking about sports opportunities in K-12 and college? Absolutely not. Students' athletic ...
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For Erin Buzuvis, co-author of the
Title IX Blog, why yes, relaying all of the facts to her readers is just too difficult. Case in point: Her post detailing Butler University's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) compliance review wrap-up leaves out a key point simply because it does not align with her views.
The examination was conducted to address two ...
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Despite a media environment that is hostile to critics and hopeful reformers of
Title IX, Doug Robinson, columnist at the Deseret News, bravely tells us what he really thinks about the law:
While everyone is celebrating the upcoming 40th birthday of
Title IX, shouldn't we also hold a funeral for men's sports?
I hate to rain on the party (not really), ...
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A U.S. Department of Education press release announced today, "U.S. Education Department Reaches Agreement with Butler University to Resolve
Title IX Athletics Compliance Review."
The investigation, which began last summer to assess the number of opportunities offered to female students and whether scholarships are allocated according to athletic ...
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In a Cleveland Plain Dealer article titled, "Women may hold key to future of wrestling: Olympics Watch", reporter Tim Warsinskey asks: "Can women save wrestling?"
An alternative way to understand the current wrestling landscape is: "What caused the demise of the sport's teams?" and subsequently, "What is the most effective, far-reaching prescription ...
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The
Title IX Blog's Kristine Newhall, after framing her own requirements for how cheerleading can be considered a sport (in light of its elimination at the University of Maryland), writes:
Meeting such conditions would clear the way for OCR to offer approval and thus make it count for
Title IX which is what most schools are looking for: a cheap sport to ...
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