Dear friend,
On Monday night, our community submitted 185 official comments to the Dept. of Education on newly proposed Title IX regulations. Responding to the DoE’s request for public feedback, students, parents, educators, advocates, and other ERA supporters urged better protections for students experiencing discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence.
The proposed regulations would undo horrific Trump-era changes, but we know the Biden Administration can do even better. And they need to act now. This is their opportunity to safeguard student rights at the federal level while states continue to attack trans children.
Of 235,000+ comments submitted nationally, ours were unique: our team held listening sessions at high schools across the country this summer and incorporated student feedback. What’s more, our template allowed and encouraged commenters to share personal experiences while using our official formatting and citations to ensure their voices will be heard.
The 185 supporters who joined us from 28 states include:
- a teenager whose school “has received concerning complaints about sexual harassment,”
- a grandmother and “always-voter,”
- a public school teacher in Maryland,
- an advocate in Texas,
- “the aunt of a soon-to-be 15 year old trans child” in California who wishes “all kids to be healthy and safe as well as my nephew,”
- a concerned citizen in Georgia,
- a high school director of security, and
- the parent of an LGBTQIA+ 8th grader who “is very concerned that transgender kids like her are being excluded from sports and school facilities correlating with their gender identity.”
Together, we reminded Education officials that students are the experts on what is needed from schools to ensure gender-based discrimination and harassment do not interfere with their education.
Help us keep this student-powered activism going with a donation to our NextGen fund, which builds innovative student partnerships; mobilizes students on core issues impacting them; increases economic security for families with children; ensures equity in academics and sports through Title IX enforcement; and trains, supports, and connects pro bono attorneys with students in need.
Let’s keep students’ voices at the forefront of our advocacy work, always.
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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day - Sept. 21 marks the day in 2022 when the average Black woman’s pay catches up to the average white man’s from 2021 — nearly 22 months of work instead of 12. Demand change with us. To receive the social media toolkit, join our Action Team.
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Almost-there CA bills - 7 of our Stronger CA bills are one step away from becoming law. Email Gov. Newsom to support inclusive workplace rights, reproductive justice, equal pay, domestic violence protections, and more.
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Our feedback to DoE - Check out a summary of our organization’s official comment to the Dept. of Education on proposed Title IX regulations, and thoughts from our leaders.
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