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world26 days ago•2 min saved

Federal Actions Threaten Funding for Native Hawaiian and Minority-Serving Educational Programs

The U.S. Department of Education, led by Secretary Linda McMahon, is reviewing and potentially ending federal programs serving Native Hawaiians and other minority groups, citing constitutional concerns about race-based funding, which could threaten over $12 million in funding for Hawaii's Native Hawaiian initiatives. This move has been condemned by Hawaii's congressional delegation as an attack on minority-serving institutions.

via Honolulu Civil Beat|

#education-policy #federal-funding #minority-serving-institutions

education26 days ago•2 min saved

U.S. Government Moves to Cut Funding for Native Hawaiian and Minority-Serving Higher Education Programs

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel confirmed that race-based eligibility criteria for federal education funding are unconstitutional, leading to the winding down of related programs to ensure fairness and merit-based support.

via U.S. Department of Education (.gov)|

#constitutionality #education #federal-funding