In our post on the Title IX audit underway in the Pittsburgh school district, we mentioned there had been an investigation by a local paper many years ago that discovered some glaring gender inequities.
Thanks to a loyal reader, we have the link to this investigation by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and written by reporter Carl Prine.
The page contains its own links to each day's story that focused on a separate issue such as coaching and fundraising. Many stats are also available about the state of the city's athletics in 2001. It will be an interesting marker when the results of the current audit come out.
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Bad investigations
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