March 31, 2006

Education Dept. Affirms Use of E-Mail Surveys in Title IX Compliance

By BRAD WOLVERTON

The U.S. Department of Education said this month that colleges could continue to rely on e-mail surveys of their students to prove that female athletes have enough opportunities to take part in sports — and that the institutions are thereby complying with a key federal gender-equity law.

But critics, including women's groups, said that such surveys were inadequate and that the department's position was disappointing.

In a report delivered to Congress, department

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