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Summer Reading for Educational Leaders: Resources to Help You Plan for the 2024-2025 School Year

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As you recover from another whirlwind of a school year, we hope you can take some time to relax and enjoy your summer break. The next few months will be the perfect time to – at your leisure – catch up on this past year’s...more

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Public hearings on Title IX raise questions for coming guidance and regulatory changes

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Educational institutions all over the country have been grappling with the nuances of Title IX compliance since the new Title IX regulations were released last summer. With many stakeholders unhappy with the final...more

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Title IX – Will Everything Old Be New Again?

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[Warning: This article does not reference viruses, vaccines, or mask-wearing.] The education world is in a state of flux, legally speaking. Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will further opine on the extent to which the...more

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Ninth Circuit Adopts “Far Simpler” Standard for Title IX Claims: Student’s Case May Proceed to Discovery When Alleged Facts Raise...

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Key Takeaways - - The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Schwake v. Arizona Board of Regents is the latest to highlight the need for fair process in college and university disciplinary proceedings involving sexual...more

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First Circuit Splits from Sixth Circuit and Education Department on Title IX

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit determined that constitutional due process principles do not require public universities to permit respondents or their advisors to cross-examine complainants in Title IX...more

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Newly Proposed Title IX Regulations Promise Sweeping Changes

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• The U.S. Department of Education (Department) on Nov. 16, 2018 proposed sweeping changes to the regulations implementing Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sexual harassment and sex discrimination. • The newly...more

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As Recent Title IX Legislative Efforts Meet Resistance, Litigation Will Likely Increase

• California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed the state legislature’s attempt to codify previously issued Title IX guidance. • A similar bill, introduced this month in the U.S. House of Representatives, has not yet received the...more

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The Department of Education Issues New Guidance For Title IX Proceedings

On September 22, 2017, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (the OCR) issued a new Dear Colleague Letter officially withdrawing the April 4, 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence and the April 29,...more

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New OCR Title IX Dear Colleague Letter Withdraws Obama Era Guidance

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Late last week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the intention of the Department of Education to overhaul the way it addressed sexual misconduct on college and university campuses, as well as in K-12 schools. As...more

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Education Secretary Rescinds Obama-Era Campus Sexual Assault Guidance

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In a long-anticipated move, the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights withdrew the Obama Administration’s 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence this morning, as well as its Questions and...more

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Lawsuit Claiming Gender Bias in Title IX Investigation Allowed to Go Forward

• A federal court in Ohio has held that published writings of a university Title IX administrator provide sufficient evidence of bias to permit a civil suit by a penalized student to go forward. • Denial of equitable...more

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What U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' Recent Speech Means for Title IX

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos gave a highly publicized speech recently about the federal government’s plan to revamp guidelines for handling allegations of sexual assault on college campuses. Having watched the...more

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Title IX: Now What?

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When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivered her Title IX address last Thursday at George Mason University, many expected the Department of Education was about to revoke the agency’s guidance set forth in the 2011 Dear...more

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U.S. Department of Education Signals It Will Revise Title IX Guidance

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• Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has advised that the U.S. Department of Education intends to revise its guidance on the application of Title IX to reports of sexual misconduct on college and university campuses. • DeVos...more

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The Department of Education Seeks Public Input for New Title IX Policy

• The Department of Education (DOE) plans to gather public input—including input from educational institutions—on new Title IX policy, rejecting the prior administration’s issuance of policy by letter. • The DOE has not,...more

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