Trump administration takes aim at schools and states resisting Title IX

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Trump administration takes aim at schools and states resisting Title IX

President Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to rein in transgender policies in educational institutions by launching Title IX investigations and lawsuits across the country during his first few months in office.From Maine to Washington State, the Education and Justice departments’ recent actions against states and schools are setting the stage for an intensifying debate that could end up before the Supreme Court.At the center of the fight is a question over whether Title IX, a civil rights law passed in 1972 that prevents sex discrimination in schools, legally includes protections for students who say they are transgender.Former President Barack ..