The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and universities and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered largely by cuts to other colleges serving large numbers of minority students. The Education Department announced the funding boost just days after cutting $350 million from other federal grants, most of them reserved for Hispanic-serving institutions. Agency leaders said those grants were unconstitutional because they were available only to colleges that meet certain minority enrollment thresholds. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the decision was part of an effort to overhaul how federal education dollars are allocated. President Donald
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