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The Department of Education sent letters to state education organizations and local districts in early April to certify compliance with the administration's interpretation of civil rights law or risk losing federal funding.

The new laws take effect at the end of June.

Activists who fought to kill the bill say Gov. Mike DeWine's signature isn't the final word.

The Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky also were listed as schools under investigation over what the department claims to be racial discrimination.

The University of Cincinnati's diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are still in existence despite directives from the U.S. Department of Education to eliminate them or risk losing federal funding.

Hundreds of protestors marched to the University of Cincinnati's Board of Trustees meeting to demand answers from school leaders about the future of DEI programs and minority student groups at UC.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued a directive demanding that K-12 schools and universities that receive federal funding remove all DEI programs and policies before the end of February or risk losing funding.

The directive puts several DEI programs at Cincinnati-area universities in the government's crosshairs and requires swift action from higher education leaders.