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Education Department ends Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

Original: UPDATE: U.S. Department of Education ends Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

The U.S. Department of Education has moved to end Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students, according to an EdSource report. The change affects how federal sex-discrimination rules apply in schools and colleges nationwide. Education advocates and civil rights groups are expected to challenge the decision, while the development is drawing wide attention as part of ongoing national debates over student rights and education policy.

Why now: A federal policy change directly affecting protections for LGBTQ+ students is a major and contested education story.

U.S. Department of EducationEdSourceLGBTQ+ studentsTitle IX

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