California fights U.S. threat to end school funding over diversity

As the federal government threatens funding cuts over school diversity programs, California says it already complies with federal law and that the Trump administration’s actions are illegal.
Meanwhile, many Southern California school districts are echoing the state’s stance, with some saying they never received a letter from federal officials.
Thursday, April 24, is the deadline from the U.S. Department of Education for K-12 districts to certify they are complying with the feder