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Education Department Redirects $1 Billion to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and Charter Schools

The department is reallocating grants that were earmarked for minority-serving institutions based on racial quotas.
Education Department Redirects $1 Billion to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and Charter Schools
Howard University, a historically black college in Washington, prepares for Election Day results on Nov. 5, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Aaron Gifford
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Discretionary federal grants programs will provide a major boost to K–12 charter schools across the nation, as well as higher education institutions that mainly serve blacks and American Indians, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced on Sept. 15.

In fiscal 2025, charter schools will get about $500 million, while $495 million will go to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities.

Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.