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U.S. Education rescinds 2024 Title IX rule, reinstates 2020

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC · How we work

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Safety Threat to Students

The U.S. Department of Education rescinded 2024 Biden-era Title IX rule and reinstated 2020 Trump-era rule on September 28, 2026.
Advocates said the abrupt rollback endangers women, girls, LGBTQ+ students and sexual-assault survivors, criticizing the lack of a public comment period.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the rule follows court orders, intent and will lessen confusion.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker warned the change threatens safety of gender-identity students and pledged action.

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Title IX Restoration

On September 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education rescinded the 2024 Biden-era Title IX regulation and reinstated the 2020 Trump-era rule.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the change restores Title IX’s original purpose and gives schools, parents and students clear guidance on who may compete in girls’ sports.
She announced the rescission on OutKick.
The department will require high-risk states to submit funding receipts before receiving federal education money.

Blindspot

The Department of Education announced it will require high-risk states to provide receipts showing how federal education funds are used before those states can receive additional federal money, according to the Right-leaning source.
Within this story's sources, this policy detail appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

President Richard Nixon signed the Education Amendments on June 23, 1972, creating Title IX to bar sex discrimination in any federally funded school program—a law championed by Senator Birch Bayh and enacted when women comprised 42 percent of college students. After decades of court and congressional expansions, Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s 2026 reversal of the 2024 Biden guidance revives the original Title IX dispute now contested by Governor J.B. Pritzker.

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Safety Threat to Students

The U.S. Department of Education rescinded 2024 Biden-era Title IX rule and reinstated 2020 Trump-era rule on September 28, 2026.
Advocates said the abrupt rollback endangers women, girls, LGBTQ+ students and sexual-assault survivors, criticizing the lack of a public comment period.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the rule follows court orders, intent and will lessen confusion.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker warned the change threatens safety of gender-identity students and pledged action.

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