Under a 2006 agreement, Prince George’s County Public Schools promised to adhere to Title IX requirements with a focus on boosting participation and improving conditions for high school girls sports. But problems remain.
The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism
A model for Title IX compliance at a New Jersey high school
Union City High is, in many ways, a model for schools across the country. Over the last few years, the high school has been creating more opportunities for girls in sports.
Title IX requires girls sports get equal publicity. They often don’t.
Title IX requires equal opportunity for girls in school-based sports programs receiving federal financial assistance — including equal publicity.
Inaction on Title IX spans decades in Congress
Nearly 50 years after the passage of Title IX, the federal government still does not have an accurate way of knowing how many high schools and other secondary schools are in compliance with the statute.
Title IX can only protect those who know about it
Each school district crafts its own Title IX training — if the district offers any at all.
Disparities between girls’ and boys’ sports facilities lead to the courthouse
Many of the 109 Title IX complaints related to high school sports filed with the federal government describe substandard facilities for girls — shoddy maintenance, uneven fields, limited or no access to gyms and pools.
The Faces of Title IX
We asked the same question of 60 women: “What’s the most important lesson you learned playing high school sports?”
Diversity among Big Ten head coaches
Head Coaches Mike Locksley and Marisa Moseley reflect on their experiences as Black head coaches in the Big Ten, and Commissioner Kevin Warren shares his insight on how he feels the conference is faring in its diversity numbers.
Maryland holds game in honor of mental health awareness
Maryland football wears green ribbons in honor of mental health awareness for their game against Iowa.