The directive called on states to certify they had ended racial preferences and other diversity, equity and inclusion programs in K-12 schools or face the loss of federal funding.

In a Friday letter to the U.S. Education Department, New York officials said they will not certify that the state is eliminating DEI in schools, despite threats to pull federal funding.

New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding.