United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona laid out his plan to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities and criticized attacks on Black history curriculum during a visit to Birmingham this week.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin speak during a visit of civil rights sites in Birmingham on Aug. 3, 2023. Savannah Tryens-Fernandes/AL.comUnited States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona laid out his plan to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities and criticized attacks on Black history curriculum during a visit to Birmingham today.
“The historical funding [for HBCUs] hasn’t been equitable, yet they’re delivering. So the message is, you know, thank you. But also, we are still working twice as hard to get our students prepared for the jobs of today and tomorrow.” “What we’re noticing is many of our Black students are looking at HBCUs as a place where they can go and be themselves and not have to deal with some of the not so overt attacks on Black curriculum or equity in general. That means that they need additional support, additional funding to make sure they have adequate educators and facilities to receive these students,” Cardona said.
Cardona said policies like school choice are derailing efforts to get students back on grade level. This year, thein the state, allowing funding that would otherwise go to Alabama public schools to help students attend private schools. Neither bill was signed into law.
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