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Education Department Nixes Bush-Era Policy on Title IX Compliance

Chronicle of Higher Education

April 20, 2010

The U.S. Department of Education has withdrawn a controversial 2005 policy that allows colleges to comply with a key federal gender-equity law by using electronic surveys to gauge female students' interest in playing sports. The change in policy will be set forth in a "Dear Colleague" letter from the department's Office for Civil Rights, and will be formally announced on Tuesday.

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