Sunday, February 23, 2020

Federal budget proposes cuts to scholarships for Indigenous students - Emma Gibson, Arizona Public Media

The Trump administration has proposed gutting funding for Indigenous student college scholarships for the third year in a row. This year's proposed budget for the Bureau of Indian Education proposes to cut almost $40 million from two categories of scholarships for Native students. According to the Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance, federal funds made up $13.4 million, or 53%, of scholarships awarded to Navajo students in 2019.
https://www.azpm.org/p/home-articles-news/2020/2/14/166047-federal-budget-proposes-cuts-to-scholarships-for-indigenous-students/