Trump Administration Gives California 60-Day Deadline to Remove Gender Identity From Sex Ed, Freezes $6.8B in Education Funds

The Trump administration has issued a 60-day deadline to California to remove all references to gender identity and gender ideology from its federally funded sex education curriculum, which is part of a program aimed at preventing teen pregnancy. The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families warned that failure to comply would result in the loss of federal funding. The administration accused California of using the curriculum to "indoctrinate" students with gender ideology. Subsequently, the Trump administration froze $6.8 billion in federal education funds allocated to California, impacting the state's Department of Education. Additionally, $5 billion in federal funding for migrant students was also frozen nationwide. California officials have responded to the funding freeze, highlighting the broad impact on education programs across the state.