The Trump administration terminated a $12 million grant for California’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), which aims to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
The administration cited California’s refusal to remove what it calls “radical gender ideology” from the school curriculum as the reason for cutting funding.
The big picture: Andrew Gradison, acting assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, made the announcement on Fox & Friends, warning that if states continue promoting such ideologies, federal funding will be withheld. • Gradison revealed that the department is reviewing curricula in all states, with nearly 40 states expected to receive warnings soon to change their programs or face similar funding c