The Trump administration Thursday threatened to withhold federal Title 1 funding from public schools nationwide unless state education officials prove that programs promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion have been eliminated. 

The Department of Education sent out a memo to top public education officials to threaten the removal of the funding, which goes to districts with high percentages of students from low-income families, reports The New York Times.

The memo was sent out with a certification letter that state and local officials are required to sign and return within 10 days. 

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