Nonprofit Sues GAO Over Title IX Report; Group Disputes Increase in Men's Sports Teams From: The Washington Post | Date: January 10, 2005| Author: Christopher Lee | Copyright 2005 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A nonprofit group that objects to a 2001 Government Accountability Office report on Title IX, the 1972 law that bars gender discrimination at schools receiving federal funds, has decided to sue the messenger.

The report, "Intercollegiate Athletics: Four-Year Colleges' Experiences Adding and Discontinuing Teams," found that the number of men's and women's sports teams both increased from 1981 to 1999, although the rise in men's teams was smaller. The report was a blow to critics who arg...

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