Everything you need to know on Title IX--in a handy book.(MOVEABLE TYPE)(Book Review)

In just 37 words, on June 23, 1972 Congress forever changed the face of education and American sport. It passed an amendment to the Education Act known as Title IX, which forbids gender discrimination in education. It reads:

 
   No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be 
   excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be 
   subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity 
   receiving Federal financial assistance. 

A new book simply called Title IX provides a great snapshot compendium of the current field of knowledge of Title IX, including the law itself, historical background, current interpretations, evolving case law and answers to frequently asked questions.

Practitioners will find help in its details in enforcing Title IX requirements and applying it to current and anticipated programs on campus. The information is so clearly presented that it's next to impossible to believe that one who reads it could be ignorant of its requirements, thus removing the question of whether noncompliance is due to ignorance or malice.

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Its authors are two preeminent scholars on women in sport, Dr. Linda Jean Carpenter JD and Dr. R. Vivian Acosta, emeritae professors at CUNY's Brooklyn College. Their 27-year longitudinal study of the status of women in intercollegiate sport is the standard for measuring women's progress in campus athletics participation, coaching and administration.

"We've received very favorable feedback on it, with some people claiming that it serves the purpose of nine other books in their offices," reported publisher Human Kinetics.