Trump vs. Maine: State refuses anti-trans sports policies as federal agencies push to cut funding
Here's everything you need to know about Trump's spat with Gov. Janet Mills of Maine.
MARCH 24, 2025
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Mass. Dept. of Education Issues Directive On Trans Students
A new directive from the Massachusetts Department of Education aims to make schools safe and affirming for transgender students by instructing administrators to let the youth use the bathroom and locker room corresponding to the student's gender identity.
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
Florida College Enters Deal with Department of Education Over Its Alleged Civil Rights Violations
New College of Florida has been undergoing a conservative makeover since January, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis installed a conservative majority on the board of trustees that led to the appointment of a new president.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
Florida Rains Down Restrictions on LGBTQ+ Youth, Gender-Affirming Care
The state's Department of Health and its Department of Education have pushed to restrict trans rights.
AUGUST 1, 2022
Biden Administration Proposes Sweeping Title IX LGBTQ+ Protections
The Department of Education released the proposal as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the landmark civil rights law.
JUNE 23, 2022
A Gay Man Says He Was Tormented at Liberty University. Now He's Suing
Lucas Wilson is not just taking on the one-time home of Jerry Falwell, but the Education Department for enabling the university.
MAY 13, 2021
Trump and Moms for Liberty open snitch line for DEI in schools, get flooded with spam
Trump's DEI snitch line is getting flooded with movie scripts and nonprofit newsletters.
MARCH 3, 2025
Trump's Education Department investigates schools for trans inclusion in sports
San José State, the University of Pennsylvania, and a Massachusetts school association face investigations.
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Trump moves to abolish Education Department amid push against 'wokeness'
He can't eliminate a federal department unilaterally, but he's calling for legislation from Congress.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Trump’s Department of Education targets Virginia schools for not treating transgender students as second-class citizens
Because these institutions treated trans and nonbinary kids with respect, Donald Trump’s people are investigating them.
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
A Gay College Dean Takes on Betsy DeVos's Transphobia
The Education Department's new guidelines are based on ideology, not law.
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
North Carolina's 'don't say gay' law and anti-trans sports statute challenged by activists
The Campaign for Southern Equality filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, saying these statutes violate federal law.
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Betsy DeVos's Colleague Apologizes for Borderline Rape Denial Comments
Candice Jackson of the Department of Education had boiled most sexual assault down to "we were both drunk."
JULY 13, 2017
DOE Offers Antitrans University "Religious Exemption"
An Oregon Christian university has been granted a 'religious exemption' from certain aspects of Title IX, allowing it to discriminate against a trans student.
JULY 11, 2014
U.S. Dept. of Ed.: Trans Students Covered by Title IX
In a major step forward for the protection of trans students, the United States Department of Education announced today that trans students are protected from discrimination under Title IX.
APRIL 29, 2014
Education Department Will Protect Students From Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias
Such discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, and the department will protect all students from it, says Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
JUNE 16, 2021
Trump orders closure of Department of Education 'once and for all'. He can’t do that without Congress
The president once famously said that he loves "the poorly educated."
MARCH 20, 2025
Trump’s Department of Education wants NCAA to strip awards, records from trans student-athletes
The NCAA earlier bowed to Trump’s request to ban trans student-athletes from competing in sports aligned with their gender identity.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Oklahoma school district where trans teen Nex Benedict died violated Title IX, Department of Education finds
The district must take corrective action after it was found to violate the rights of LGBTQ+ students and others who were bullied.
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Virginia sued over Glenn Youngkin’s anti-transgender student policies
The ACLU filed two legal actions against the Republican governor’s education department.
FEBRUARY 16, 2024