The Trump administration announced Monday that it would inject nearly $500 million into historically Black colleges and tribal universities, a windfall funded largely by cuts to programs elsewhere for minority students.

The administration will also redirect money to other political priorities for President Donald Trump, including an extra $137 million for American history and civics education and $60 million more for charter schools.

The increases follow a White House request for a 15% budget cut to the Education Department next year, as Trump seeks support to permanently shutter the agency. History programs will now receive about seven times their expected funding for this year, and charter schools will see a 13% increase.

Administration Cut Money From Parts of Education Budget

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