U.S. Department of Education determines Maine guilty of violating Title IX

The letter gives the state ten days to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning trans girls from playing girls’ sports or risk losing federal funding. While the letter does not specify how much funding is at stake, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $347 million to Maine entities in FY 2024, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy.

Click here to read the full story, first published March 20, 2025 in Maine Morning Star.