Trump Admin Cutting Funds for Minority-Serving Schools
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U.S. Senate Democrats recently held a hearing to address the Trump administrations efforts to cut funding for over eight hundred minority-serving institutions, which enroll millions of students of color, many from low-income families or the first in their families to attend college. The administration has reprogrammed $850 million in discretionary funds and redirected another $495 million originally set for historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, citing racially discriminatory programs tied to diversity efforts in education. Experts and advocates warn that these cuts are hitting hard, threatening essential services, graduation rates, and opportunities for first-generation learners. A group of senators, led by Hawaiis Mazie Hirono, have demanded the department reverse course, arguing that the administration cannot unilaterally end congressionally approved programs without a court ruling. Meanwhile, Congress has approved $79 billion for the Education Department this year, including boosts for these minority-serving schools.
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