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Denver Public Schools and Jeffco Public Schools are under investigation by the federal government. And the Trump administration on Friday threatened to withhold Jeffco’s federal funding.

Bureau Chief Melanie Asmar has dug into these investigations and found documents show they are based on back-and-forth emails and have lacked consistent follow-up.

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Trump administration gives Jeffco 10 days to change policies or risk losing federal funding

Jeffco Public Schools said it could lose more than $90 million in federal funding that serves its 74,000 students.

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