#EDActNow Sign On Letter to Biden - April 2023
YWCA USA joins organizations urging the administration to finalize the Department of Education’s rules implementing Title IX.
Release Title IX Guidance Immediately
YWCA USA urges the swift release of a robust proposed rule by the Department of Education (“Department”) by the 50th Anniversary of Title IX on June 23, 2022.
Rescind Harmful Title IX Regulations from Previous Administration
YWCA USA joined the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education's letter urging the Department of Education keep Title IX regulations as clear and easily understandable as possible and to ensure that grievance procedures are fair and equitable and work for all types of sex discrimination.
New Administration to Promote Gender Equity in Education
YWCA USA joined this letter offering immediate and longer-term recommendations regarding how the new administration can promote gender equity in education.
Requests to Effectively Address Sexual Harassment in Schools
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter providing recommendations to the Biden-Harris administration to address sexual harassment in schools, including strengthening Title IX enforcement, increasing support and resources for key initiatives, supporting federal legislation, improving data collection, appointing personnel, and listening directly to student survivors.
Title IX Sexual Harassment Proposed Rule
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter urging the Secretary to suspend the rulemaking process for the proposed Title IX sexual harassment rule until after the national emergency for COVID-19 has come to an end and schools have resumed their regular operations.
Support the Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) of 2019
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to cosponsor the Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) of 2019 to support the professionals and institutions who are working to achieve gender equity in education and comply with Title IX.
YWCA USA comments on proposed rule Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education
YWCA USA submits comments opposing a proposed rule changing Title IX implementation because it would significantly set back decades of progress against sexual harassment and violence in our schools; YWCA USA urges the Department of Education to reject the Proposed Rules in their entirety.