Word: groves
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...Lefty Grove...
However, the court's decision on Grove City drastically curtailed the scope of Title IX of the Education Ammendments of 1972--legislation designed to prohibit sex discrimination in education. The court ruled that anti-discrimination rules apply only to programs that are direct recipients of federal funding...
Thus an educational institution, such as a university, which receives federal funds only as part of its financial aid program is free under the Grove City interpretation to discriminate on the basis of sex in any of its other programs--for instance in athletic programs or academic fellowships...
Prior to the Grove City ruling Title IX had been one the most effective federal measures against sex-discrimination, eliminating sexual bias in a vast number of educational institutions. The law has been crucial in the development of women's amatuer athletics; female athletes at the 1984 Olympics cited the law as crucial to the success of the U.S. team...
...CIVIL RIGHTS Restoration Act would restore protections in effect prior to the Grove City ruling; that is, it would make anti-discrimination rules binding on all programs run by institutions which receive federal funds. This is no bold new step, just a modest recognition of the federal government's responsibilities...