Federal funding threatened over transgender athlete policy

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold magnet school funding for Connecticut school districts if they follow a state policy that allows transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports. Districts including New Haven have been asked to sign a document to receive Federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program Grants that states they will not “not participate in any interscholastic sporting events” unless the Connecticut Interschol