Why the Biden administration says Louisiana shortchanged Southern U by $1.1 billion
The Education Department looked at how much Louisiana spent on its two land-grant universities over the last 30 years.
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The Education Department looked at how much Louisiana spent on its two land-grant universities over the last 30 years.
The Education Department looked at how much South Carolina spent on its two land-grant universities over the last 30 years.
Predominantly white colleges that started as land-grant schools received $13 billion more than their historically Black counterparts.
How did the federal government calculate the underfunding? Why do states owe money to historically Black land-grant schools? Read our explainer.
N.C. A&T is welcoming a call from the U.S. Secretaries of Education and Agriculture for North Carolina to provide roughly $2 billion in restitution to make up for a per-student