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TITLE IX REGULATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week, the Department released<\/a>\u00a0its final regulations under Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.\u00a0 This rule promotes educational equity and opportunity for students across the country, as well as accountability and fairness, while empowering and supporting students and families (see also\u00a0Secretary Cardona\u2019s video<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The final regulations advance Title IX\u2019s promise of ensuring no person experiences sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment or violence, in federal-funded education.\u00a0 They also restore and strengthen vital protections for students and provide schools with information to meet their Title IX obligations, while offering appropriate discretion and flexibility to account for variations in school size, student populations, and administrative structures.\u00a0 In addition, they require schools to take prompt and effective action when notified of conduct that reasonably may constitute sex discrimination in their programs or activities.\u00a0 And, they reaffirm the Department\u2019s core commitment to fundamental fairness for all parties, the rights of parents and guardians to support their minor children, and respect for complainants\u2019 autonomy.<\/p>\n

Review the\u00a0unofficial version of the rule<\/a>\u00a0online.\u00a0 The Department also released a\u00a0fact sheet<\/a>,\u00a0summary of the major provisions<\/a>, and a\u00a0resource<\/a>\u00a0for drafting Title IX non-discrimination policies, notices of non-discrimination, and grievance procedures.<\/p>\n

The final regulations are effective on August 1, 2024, and apply to complaints of sex discrimination regarding alleged conduct that occurs on or after that date.\u00a0 The Department is committed to supporting schools in implementing the rule and will provide technical assistance and resources to support compliance.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Department\u2019s rulemaking process is ongoing for a Title IX regulation related to athletics.\u00a0 The agency proposed amendments to this rule in April 2023 and received over 150,000 public comments, which, by law, must be carefully considered.<\/div>\n
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PROGRESS: FAFSA IMPLEMENTATION<\/strong><\/div>\n
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For the latest information related to the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid<\/a>\u00a0(FAFSA\u00ae), bookmark\u00a0FAFSA Fast News<\/a>, a new blog on the Federal Student Aid (FSA) web site dedicated to implementation of the\u00a0Better FAFSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some key excerpts:<\/p>\n

April 12 — Earlier this week, Secretary Cardona sent a\u00a0letter to leadership at all schools<\/a>\u00a0to update them directly about recent steps to provide support as they navigate the new FAFSA process.<\/p>\n

April 15 — Today kicks off the Department\u2019s\u00a0FAFSA Week of Action<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0#FAFSAFastBreak national campaign<\/a>\u00a0(see also Homeroom blogs\u00a0commencing<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0recapping<\/a>\u00a0the week\/campaign).<\/p>\n

April 16 — As we announced last week, students and their contributors can now make corrections to change or add to their 2024-25 FAFSA forms, including adding schools, signing, or consenting for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data to be shared.\u00a0 This week and throughout the month, we will follow up with students directly by email if they need to make a correction to successfully submit the 2024-25 FAFSA form\u2026\u00a0 In an\u00a0April 15 Electronic Announcement<\/a>, we explained that, within one to three days of an applicant submitting a correction, schools and states typically should receive a new Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) transaction and students should be able to review their updated FAFSA Submission Summary.<\/p>\n

April 18 — Yesterday, the Department began reprocessing FAFSA forms affected by known issues with FAFSA Processing System data\u2026.\u00a0 An\u00a0April 17 Electronic Announcement<\/a>\u00a0also laid out our timeline to reprocess FAFSA forms affected by tax data issues.<\/p>\n

April 19 — We will send school district-level FAFSA submission data to governors\u2019 offices so they can identify which districts have the biggest gaps in submissions and plan accordingly.<\/p>\n

April 25 — The Department continues to post\u00a0high school FAFSA submission rates by state<\/a>\u2026.\u00a0 It also posts\u00a0high school- and district-level data by state<\/a> on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n

As of April 25, nearly 8.2 million 2024-25 FAFSA forms have been submitted.\u00a0 They are being processed as they come in, and information is typically sent to schools within one to three business days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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RISE AWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n