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Federal Oversight of Schools Is Changing, But Not Gone

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The long-rumored plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) took a formal step forward on March 20, 2025, when President Trump signed an Executive Order calling for the agency’s closure. While headlines suggest...more

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A New Chapter for Educational Institutions: DOE Prohibits Use of Race in All Aspects of Student, Academic, Campus Life

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) directing educational institutions that they are prohibited from using race in decisions pertaining to admissions, hiring,...more

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OCR Issues “Dear Colleague” Letter on Racial Discrimination

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On February 14, 2025, the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance clarifying how the Department will interpret federal laws that prohibit schools and other entities receiving...more

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U.S. Department of Education Confirms Enforcement of 2020 Title IX Rule

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Confirming an anticipated policy shift, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Jan. 31, 2025 that it will enforce Title IX under the 2020 Title IX Rule. The announcement came after a...more

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OCR Confirms That the 2024 Title IX Regulations Are Vacated

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On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the 2024 Title IX Regulations “are invalid and must be set aside.” Despite some ambiguity in the text of the decision, we concluded that the ruling likely...more

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ATIXA's Position Statement on the Effect of the 2024 Title IX Regulatory Injunctions

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ATIXA issues this position statement to advise members that we discourage institutions covered by the various injunctions from voluntarily implementing the 2024 Regulations on August 1, 2024....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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Updated joint guidance on privacy and student education and health records

Compliance Today (February 2020) - On December 19, the U.S. Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of the “updated joint guidance...more

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