Betsy DeVos

Education Secretary during the first Trump term (2017–2021)

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Education Department rescinds Biden-era Title IX rule

Author of the 2020 Title IX rule now restored

The Education Department formally removed the Biden administration's 2024 Title IX rewrite from federal code on Sept. 29, restoring the 2020 rule. The 2020 rule leaves the word 'sex' undefined; the 2024 version had expanded protections to sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex stereotypes, and set a lower bar for what counts as harassment.

Updated Oct 17