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FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) marks one year of its fight to keep biological males out of women’s and girls’ sports.
Just over 13 months after President Donald Trump signed the “Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order, ED is touting its victories in enforcing that executive order and several other education-based initiatives under Trump, which will be celebrated throughout the week.
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United States President Donald Trump signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in the East Room of the White House on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“Just over a year ago, we saw men claim victories in women’s athletics. Colleges and universities were focusing more on diversity, equity and inclusion than ensuring graduates were prepared for success in life after graduation. Institutions were requiring DEI statements from faculty and holding affinity-segregated graduation ceremonies for students,” Ed said in a statement provided to Pak Gazette Digital.
“Academic standards fell, admissions were skewed to favor race over merit, and students graduated with enormous amounts of debt and degrees that left them with no job prospects. Today, higher education institutions are changing the game because President Trump is bringing back America’s Golden Age: changing the culture and restoring greatness to our nation’s institutions.”
Since Trump’s women’s sports executive order last February, several states and institutions have changed their policies to ensure that only female athletes can compete in the women’s category. This includes the governing body of American college sports, the NCAA, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
Meanwhile, the University of Pennsylvania and Wagner College entered into resolution agreements with the Department of Education to resolve previous Title IX violations related to trans athletes on the UPenn women’s swimming team and the Wagner women’s fencing team.
Additionally, Harvard removed its previous transgender inclusion policy from the university’s handbook after the NCAA updated its policy and Trinity University publicly updated its transgender participation policy for intercollegiate athletics in March 2025, restricting competition in women’s sports to student-athletes assigned female at birth.
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“Thanks to the Trump Administration, female college athletes can once again compete on equal terms and share locker rooms based on biological sex,” ED said.
The administration continues to crack down on other entities that have not yet fully complied.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is immersed in lawsuits against state agencies in Maine and California after both states refused to comply with Trump and continue to allow male athletes to participate in women’s high school sports.
ED is in a standoff with San Jose State University after the university refused to resolve alleged Title IX violations over its handling of a transgender former volleyball player. SJSU and the California State University system decided to sue the Trump administration in an effort to avoid sanctions for their alleged violation.
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But Education Secretary Linda McMahon has asserted that SJSU will not be spared and has given the school an ultimatum to resolve its alleged violations by the end of the month or risk federal funding cuts and a referral to the Department of Justice.
The Department of Education also has open investigations into several other entities across the country, including school districts in Colorado, New York, specific districts in California, and the University of Nevada, Reno.
