TUCSON, Ariz. - (KVOA) The Trump Administration is pushing states to abandon DEI language in policies and state standards. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at taking DEI language out of education standards when he began his second term.

Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne proposed starting the process to do just that at Monday's State Board of Education Meeting. Horne fears if Arizona does not move quickly to comply with the executive order from the White House, the state could lose more than $800 million in federal funding.

"We must avoid an $800 million cut to our budget for our students, I'm not sure, that's sinking in and I'm upset about it," Horne told the Board Monday.

But, the State Board of Education tabled this vote to December, i

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