Education Department Tells States to End DEI in Schools or Risk Federal Funding

The state education departments are given 14 days to ensure compliance.

A U.S. flag hangs in a classroom as students work on laptops in Newlon Elementary School in Denver, in a file photo. David Zalubowski/AP Photo

The U.S. Department of Education is warning state education departments that they have 14 days to cease their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs or risk losing federal funding.

The warning was issued in a Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague” letter sent to the departments of education in all 50 states, according to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).