Empire State Virtual NY Branch AAUW’s teleconference

Join us the Empire State Virtual NY Branch AAUW’s teleconference call on Tuesday, Aug. 26th 2014 from 7 pm – 8 pm. To participate in our teleconference, please dial 712-432-0926, access code: 223128#. RSVP and let us know that you will be joining us!

The theme is Title IX and our speaker will be Anne Hedgepeth, AAUW’s Government Relations Manager will speak about Title IX and Income Based College Loan Repayment.  Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. It covers women and men, girls and boys, and staff and students in any educational institution or program that receives federal funds. Local school districts, colleges and universities, for-profit schools, career and technical education agencies, libraries, and museums are all covered under Title IX. Under Title IX, schools are required to provide equal athletic opportunities to male and female and students.