The outgoing leadership in the Department of Education finally issued guidance on Title IX's application to NIL compensation. It's unlikely to have any impact.

Last June, a month after the landmark House settlement was agreed to, NCAA president Charlie Baker told a group of athletes and administrators assembled in Atlanta that he'd like to see guidance on a national standard for how Title IX fits into revenue sharing.

The U.S. Department of Education published a memo on Thursday providing guidance regarding name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation and its

According to Lavigne & Murphy of ESPN.com, a Department of Education memo stated that the plans many major college athletic departments are making for how they will distribute new direct payments to their athletes "would violate Title IX law.

The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments,

New U.S. Department of Education guidance defines name, image and likeness payments as financial aid that must be proportionate between male and female college athletes.

The original complaint was filed last year by Mike and Colleen Padilla, who have lived in Phoenixville for more than 20 years and are both graduates of Cornell University.

On April 19, 2024, the Department of Education released its final Title IX regulations regarding sexual discrimination in federally-funded

The school left female students with no bathroom on the second floor following the change, while male students still have access to a second-floor bathroom.

A letter notifying the DPS superintendent of the department's investigation cites 9NEWS' reporting on the restroom change.

The department says the change violates Title IX because it impacts the rights of female students at the school.