Biden announces changes to Title IX on 50th anniversary

The Biden administration Thursday proposed sweeping changes to Title IX that would expand its protections to trans students.

Candace Parker
FILE - Chicago Sky's Candace Parker celebrates after her team defeated the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to become champions Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Chicago. Candace Parker returned home to lead the Chicago Sky to the WNBA title after 13 seasons in Los Angeles. Paul Beaty / Associated Press, File
Candace Parker
FILE - Chicago Sky's Candace Parker celebrates after her team defeated the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to become champions Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Chicago. Candace Parker returned home to lead the Chicago Sky to the WNBA title after 13 seasons in Los Angeles. Paul Beaty / Associated Press, File

Biden announces changes to Title IX on 50th anniversary

The Biden administration Thursday proposed sweeping changes to Title IX that would expand its protections to trans students.

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Title IX, the landmark law signed in 1972, requires educational institutions that receive government funding to treat all sexes equally.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the law’s passage, Reset reflects on Title IX’s legacy and future with a legal expert and a former high school athlete who was among the first generation of beneficiaries.

GUESTS: Elizabeth Tang, senior counsel for education and workplace justice at the National Women’s Law Center

Melissa Isaacson, associate professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism; author of State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation