1. Objective Example Yours
Define the Public Policy Issue
Title IX is a federal, unfunded mandate that specifically requires equal opportunities for boys and girls to participate in educational programs.
State if the government has anything to do with this topic
Title IX is a federal, unfunded mandate that specifically requires a school to ensure the percent of female and male athletic openings are significantly proportional to the percent of male and female populations (Irons, 2006).
Name the law that deals with your issue
“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,” Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681,

2. Objective Example Yours
Identify at least one government group/person that supports
Congresswoman Patsy Mink (D) Hawaii
Identify at least one government group/person that opposes
Senator John Tower (R) Texas
Find at least one non-government group/person that supports
NOW: National Organization of Women

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Find at least on non-government group/person that opposes
The College Sports Council, an advocacy group for men's sports,
Is there any controversy with this issue
It has been the topic of much debate and litigation because it has obvious benefits for women but in some cases it works to the disadvantage of men. In order to comply with Title IX, numerous schools have elected to cut men’s programs rather than spend extra money to create a proportional number of women’s athletic opportunities (Irons, 2006).
What is the cost – either money or services included in this issue
Comprehensive statistical studies are not available but one example is the Ohio State football team, which brought in $36 million into the college after paying for all of its maintenance, scholarships and coaching fees. The men’s basketball team brought in a profit of $9million, while the women’s hockey team grossed a measly $1,642 to offset its $1.2 million in upkeep. But the women’s hockey team has to be equally provided for. Average operating revenue of female sports is $804,577, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and obtained by Freedom of Information Act.

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When did this topic become a societal problem
1960’s and 70’s when Women’s groups began pushing for equality in education and sports
Identify at least one social event about your topic
NOW activists use both traditional and non-traditional means to push for social change.
Summarize this social event
NOW activists did extensive electoral and lobbying work and brought lawsuits. They also organize mass marches, rallies, pickets, non-violent civil disobedience and immediate, responsive "zap" actions. NOW re-instituted mass marches for women's rights in the face of conventional wisdom that marches went out with the 1960s. This opened the door for title ix

5. Objective Example Yours
Identify one economic ($) event about your topic
Vandetta Stadium Update/ renovation
Summarize this economic event
In Batavia, New York, Van Detta stadium, which is a complex consisting of a football field within a track needs to be renovated. The cause of this is to make sure that it is compliant with Title IX. Cost =$220,000 of local money from local taxes to ensure that a girl could participate. The project was put to a vote due to a grandfather clause.
Explain its importance
The proposed project was voted down because people the community did not want to raise taxes. Displays the tension between social equality vs. spending.

6. Objective Example Yours
Identify one political (government related) event
O'Connor v. Board of Education of School District U.S Decision on whether a school district may refuse to allow a junior high girl of exceptional talent try out for the boys basketball team.
Summarize this political event
"[A] recipient may operate or sponsor separate teams for members of each sex where selection for such teams is based upon competitive skill or the activity involved is a contact sport. However, where a recipient operates or sponsors a team in a particular sport for members of one sex but operates or sponsors no such team for members of the other sex, and athletic opportunities for members of that sex have previously been limited, members of the excluded sex must be allowed to try-out for the team offered unless the sport involved is a contact sport. For the purposes of this part, contact sports include boxing, wrestling, rugby, ice hockey, football, basketball and other sports the purpose of major activity of which involves bodily contact." 45 CFR 86.41(b) (1979).
Explain its importance
If a school does not offer a girl’s team in a particular sport, and that girl meets the physical testing requirements, she must be allowed to try out for the boy’s team.

7. Objective Example Yours
Identify at least one government group/person in support
Congresswoman Patsy Mink (D) Hawaii
Give mission statement or biographical information of group/person
Mink was the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. She was also the first woman elected to Congress from the state of Hawaii, and became the first Asian American to seek the Presidential nomination of the Democratic Party in the 1972 election, where she stood in the Oregon primary as an anti-war candidate.
Describe the reasons why they are in support of this issue
Mink believed that women and men should be treated equally in all areas, especially in educational opportunity.

8. Objective Example Yours
Identify at least one non-government group or person in support
NOW National Organization of Women
Give mission statement or biographical information of group/person
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.
Describe the reasons why they are in support of this issue
NOW's actions have established the organization as a major force in the sweeping changes that put more women in political posts; increased educational, employment and business opportunities for women; and enacted tougher laws against violence, harassment and discrimination.

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Economic information about the problem
The cost of it; quantitative
There are no studies with comprehensive national statistics on the cost of Title IX. However the average cost of an athletic program at the Division I level is 58 million dollars with an average of cost of female programs being 20 million.
What is the positive economic impact
Female student athletes are receiving the money. The money is coming from the schools general funds. This money goes to provide scholarships, equipment, medical services, facilities, travel expenses and recruiting services.

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Identify at least one government group or person opposed
Senator John Tower (R) Texas
Give mission statement or biographical information of group/person
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925  – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair.
Describe the reasons why they are in oppossed of this issue
Senator Tower wanted to add the Tower Amendment so that sports that produced a revenue were exempt from Title IX. His belief was that Title IX would cause colleges to cut male scholarships and programs to be complaint thus exempting programs that made money would allow schools to keep more male sports.

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Identify at least one non- government group or person opposed
The College Sports Council, an advocacy group for men's sports
Give mission statement or biographical information of group/person
The College Sports Council is a national coalition of coaches, athletes, parents, and fans who are devoted to preserving and promoting the student athlete experience. The main goal is Saving sports programs. Members of the CSC have comprehensive, hands on experience in working with college programs threatened with termination. The CSC is the leading organization working for reform of Title IX regulations that have led to the widespread elimination of opportunities for male athletes.
Describe the reasons why they are oppossed of this issue
The CSC believes that Title IX causes colleges to cut male sports in order to be in compliance by have equal number of opportunities for male and female athletes.

12. Objective Example Yours
Economic information about the problem for those opposed
The cost of it; quantitative
There are no studies with comprehensive national statistics on the cost of Title IX. However the average cost of an athletic program at the Division I level is 58 million dollars with an average of cost of female programs being 20 million.
What is the negative economic impact
The argument here is that yes while female athletes are receiving more opportunities to participate in sports, due to the financial obligation of schools to provide for female programs even if they lose money (like Florida State’s women’s basketball team who lost a net of 2 million dollars). This lost of funds takes away the college’s ability to use the profit generated by men’s sports to be put back into the general fund for academic purposes.

13. Objective Example Yours
Solution: Identify what you think is the best solution to address this problem
Identify your solution and explain how it might affect you?
to reduce the required percentage of woman participants to 43% of varsity spots. That means that no matter how greatly women outweigh men, the college is only required to have 43% of the spots for woman. (Foley, 2008) This accounts for the difference in participation and interest that is greater with men than it is with women.
You offered an explanation justifying the rationale for your choice of alternatives. (Why is this a better choice than the others?)
This option is better than the alternative of allowing schools to decide on their own what sports will be offered based on which sports make money
What are some possible negative consequences of this solution
Some negative consequences of this solution is that schools will begin to cut girls sports and opportunities for females in sports will decrease.

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How might this public policy issue relate to your future plans?
With less female college sports this limits the amount of female scholarships and thus less opportunity for females to receive aid in education finances. This could also impact my future by creating more male sports teams and thus more playing or coaching opportunities
Referenced an approved professional poll for or against your solution
Gallup poll 61% feel title ix is positive, 39% feel it is negative.