Title IX

December 16, 2022

Chico State Provost Debra Larson resigns amid outcry over professor's alleged affair, threats

Larson, 66, Chico State’s second-ranking official, said she offered her resignation to campus President Gayle Hutchinson on Monday and Hutchinson accepted it Thursday.

Thomas Peele and Michael Weber

CSU's Title IX Reckoning

December 14, 2022

Chico State Academic Senate calls on CSU trustees to investigate handling of student affair, violent threats

Chico State University faculty said the case needed an independent investigation so students knew action was being taken.

Thomas Peele and Michael Weber

CSU's Title IX Reckoning

December 8, 2022

Chico State professor disciplined for student affair allegedly threatened colleagues who complained

CSU is auditing the handling of Title IX cases at all 23 campuses. Investigators visited Chico State in September.

Thomas Peele

CSU's Title IX Reckoning

November 28, 2022

Quincy High School A.D. cleared to return to work after investigation into his hiring

Jason Hawkins resigned as San Jose State's baseball coach following an investigation that found he sexually harrassed his players and used racial slurs.

Thomas Peele

CSU's Title IX Reckoning

September 8, 2022

Former CSU baseball coach sexually and racially harassed players and staff, investigation found

A former San Jose State baseball coach is now the vice principal and athletic director at a Plumas County high school following a Title IX investigation that found sexual and racial harassment.

Thomas Peele, Ashley A. Smith, And Daniel J. Willis

CSU's Title IX Reckoning

May 6, 2022

More CSU sexual harassment and abuse cases made public

CSU makes public new harassment and abuse cases involving managers at six campuses in California in response to an EdSource records request.

Thomas Peele, Ashley A. Smith, And Daniel J. Willis

Student Well-Being

June 24, 2020

Girls in Oakland Unified promised equal access to sports in new Title IX agreement

Three-year agreement requires monitoring of Title IX compliance to ensure gender equity in district sports opportunities at all grade levels.

Theresa Harrington

Commentary

May 19, 2020

New federal campus sexual harassment rules strive for balance

Instead of fixating on grievances against the new regulations, it is time to direct energy toward improving their application.

Liz Paris

School Finance

August 27, 2018

Amid backlash over cuts especially for girls sports, Oakland Unified restores girls’ golf, tennis and lacrosse

District scrambles to comply with Title IX requirements, seeks donations to keep other sports alive.

Theresa Harrington

Student Well-Being

July 12, 2017

Do girls have access to team sports? Many California schools aren't telling, despite law

Many California schools aren't reporting whether girls have equal access to high school sports teams, a new study from Legal Aid at Work finds.

Jane Meredith Adams

Policy & Finance

December 12, 2016

Feds resolved nearly 100 civil rights complaints in California schools in 2016

The final report comes amid suggestions that the administration of Donald Trump will be less aggressive about enforcing civil rights laws in schools and colleges.