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

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 Monday. 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. These investments were moved from other federal education programs benefitting minority-serving institutions that “are not in the best interest of students and families,” McMahon said in a Sept. 15 news release. “Today, the department is making three massive investments—redirecting financial support away from ineffective and discriminatory programs toward those which support student success,” she said....