Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing - Alaska Native News

Trump Proposes $161M Cut to Tribal Colleges’ Funding

The Trump administration is asking Congress to cut funds for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90 percent, according to the Department of the Interior’s proposed budget released Monday.

Trump Proposes 90% Cuts to All 37 U.S. Tribal Colleges

The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely force most — or all — of the nation’s 37 tribal schools to shut down. ProPublica reports that even before Trump’s proposed cuts, tribal colleges were receiving a quarter-billion dollars per year less than the inflation-adjusted amount they should receive. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights once called tribal college…

Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing - Alaska Native News

“This story was originally published by ProPublica.” ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all […]

Trump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%, putting them at risk of closing

The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities. Continue reading ...