During a board meeting Thursday, Colorado's Department of Education Commissioner Susana Córdova announced that her department would not sign a letter from the federal government certifying that the state's K-12 school districts are complying with the removal of diversity,

Colorado Education Commissioner Susana Córdova said the state’s schools are already in compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws.

The Colorado Department of Education has declined to comply with a Trump administration demand that threatens the elimination of federal funding for states failing to certify their removal of diversity,