The Trump administration will withhold millions of dollars from New York City magnet schools as early as next week after local education officials defied a deadline to agree to policy changes for transgender students, a move expected to lead to cutbacks in course offerings.

The U.S. Education Department first threatened the grants last week, saying citywide gender guidelines on school bathrooms, locker rooms and sports were out of compliance with federal sex-based discrimination law . The funding includes $15 million for next year and a total of $36 million for the time remaining on the multiyear grants.

City schools on Friday asked for more time to consider their options — and pressed the Trump administration on what, if anything, policies for transgender students had to do with

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