05-15-2011 02:49 PM

Of all the laws that have benefited athletics in the past 40 years, Title IX has been the most valuable, misunderstood and controversial.

Title IX was enacted on June 23, 1972, and states “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 education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

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