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-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Foudy at Title IX.info
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Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:38 PM
To: gorski at EdChange.org
Subject: TitleIX.info Update: We're Making Progress

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Thank you for your interest on TitleIx.info! 

Petition packs a Punch: Over 7,200 signatures and growing!

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<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/titleIX/images/julie_
kick.jpg> Thanks to all of you who signed the petition and sent it on to
your friends. We need to keep the pressure on because Title IX opponents are
urging colleges to send out the Administration's new seven-page email survey
as a way to assess student interest in sports participation. If the student
doesn't respond, the school can interpret that as non-interest and not add
new sports programs. When I was in college I was way too busy to fill out a
7-page survey but that didn't mean I wasn't interested in sports! I've
learned that if you want to win badly enough, you have to keep fighting
until you get the job done. So, we're going to keep fighting. It's not easy,
but in the end, it's the kids who will win. I'll stay in touch to let you
know how we're doing and ask for your help when we need it. If you haven't
signed the petition, click
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http://www.titleix.info/content.jsp?content_KEY=1787&t=t9info_campaign.dwt>
here to add your name. For more information on what's at stake, check out
Save
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http://www.savetitleix.com> Title IX. If your school is talking about using
the survey, contact
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http://www.titleix.info/signUp.jsp?key=148> us so we can help. Thanks again
for your support! 

- Julie Foudy 

Don't make girls prove they want to play & "Let the men win one" - Press
from Title IX Anniversary
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Title IX's 34th anniversary led to lots of comments from great athletes as
well as columnists and writers. Here's what they are saying.

Softball Olympian Jennie Finch: "Don't make girls prove they want to play;
just make sure they can."

WNBA Star Tamika Catchings: "Title IX changes could stifle dreams." 

Ice Hockey Olympian Angela Ruggerio: "No steps back for women in sports."

New York Times writer, Tamar Lewin: "At colleges women are leaving men in
the dust." 

New York Times Columnist, John Tierney feels it time to "Let the guys win
one." 

Click
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ontent_KEY=2041> here to read each of the viewpoints above. Readers also
expressed their feelings in their own Letters to the Editor. Click
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=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/titleIX/content.jsp?c
ontent_KEY=2052> here to read our reactions page. 

What's your reaction? Let us know how you feel. Use
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=193779605&url_num=12&url
=http://www.titleix.info/signUp.jsp?key=1597> the form on our site to submit
your own reaction to us. 
Softball Umpire Helps Bring Nation's 18th Largest School District into Title
IX Compliance 

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Jack Mowatt, a long-time softball umpire for the public schools in Prince
George's County, Maryland, didn't want to ump on fields he knew were unsafe.
When officials didn't respond to his concerns about the conditions of girls'
softball fields, he asked the National Women's Law Center for help. Now they
have an agreement with the county Board of Education that will fix the
safety problems and bring the school system's athletics program into full
compliance with Title IX. Click
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=193779605&url_num=13&url
=http://www.titleix.info/content.jsp?content_KEY=2043> here to read the full
article. 

Do you have similar problems in your county? Click
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y=1128> here to share your story. 

This month's list of ways YOU can get involved preserving TitleIX:

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Tell
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Read
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ontent_KEY=2041> our Reactions page and explore the various reactions to
TitleIX. It's not what you'd expect, and we have work to do!	

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