A major source of the controversy over Title IX and athletics is the meaning of equality, which may be measured in terms of opportunities, procedures, or results. Problems with coed teams, spending, intramural sports, spectator-oriented sports, quotas, scholarship policy, and recruiting are discussed. (LBH)

In 2002, the U.S. Department of Education established the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics to collect information, analyze issues, and obtain public input related to improving the application of current standards for measuring equal opportunity for boys and girls to participate in athletics under Title IX. The National Coalition of Woman and…

This report presents data on gender equity in Minnesota secondary schools' interscholastic athletics, noting changes following the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). Previous studies found that most schools did not survey their students' athletic interests, and girls' participation in athletics varied by school. This report used data…

There are a variety of different approaches to providing virtual education and significant program differences. This Issues Brief describes a process all virtual education programs should undertake to help best ensure all students have access to the educational opportunities provided by the program. The focus of this Issues Brief is to…

These worksheets are designed for use by participants in workshops on implementing sex equity in physical education programs. Subjects of the workshop sessions are: (1) assessing Title IX implementation in physical education programs; (2) basic guidelines for physical education Title IX compliance; (3) physical education case examples; (4)…

In 1980, five institutions received contracts to implement a comprehensive demonstration program of educational equity in a local education agency.A 3-year implementation phase was completed in September 1983. The contractors and their five demonstration sites were: (1) the University of Tennessee, and the Reidsville (North Carolina) City School…

Discriminatory treatment based on sex by schools, colleges, and other institutions receiving Federal education aid is illegal in the United States according to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. This brochure provides a practical guide to filing a Title IX complaint. A list of addresses where Title IX complaints can be filed is…

The ramifications of Title IX compliance are explored in the context of existing programs and procedures. The handbook is written from the standpoint that, once physical education personnel and governance officials are aware of Title IX, they will wish to take the suggested action steps so that program improvement will result. The first section…

Title IX addresses itself to the elimination of sex discrimination in many of the major areas of education: curriculum, counseling, athletics, extracurricular activities, employee benefits, staffing, and so forth. Primary responsibility for the enforcement of Title IX rests with the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health, Education and…

The papers in this collection explore the implications of Title IX in terms of educational equity, analyze sex-related differences between males and females, and outline some strategies for equality in physical education and athletics. Marjorie Blaufarb discusses the physical and psychological inequities that exist in the traditional approach to…

This document contains testimony on House Concurrent Resolution 330, disapproving certain provisions of the regulation implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The concurrent resolution cites three provisions of the Title IX regulation as inconsistent with the statute: Section 83.3 (c) and (d), requiring recipient institutions to…

Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972 requires that a fair share of athletic funds and facilities at American colleges and schools be given to females. Discusses what different schools around the United States are doing in reaction to that legislation. (Editor/RK)

Some of the changes that have followed the passage of Title IX are discussed. While few provide precisely equal opportunities for female and male students, the direction of almost all educational change during the past seven years is in the direction of equity. (MLW)

Pursuit of a legislative exemption under Title IX for revenue-producing men's sports is seen as not in the best interests of athletes or colleges. A special exemption for revenue-producing sports may strengthen arguments for treating them as commercial rather than nonprofit activities. (MLW)

This article explores the politics surrounding the education of pregnant/mothering students. Utilizing Title IX, which guarantees the rights of pregnant/mothering students to an education equal to her peers, as an analytical lens, the author specifically identifies how absences in knowledge, research, and practice about the education of…