Department of Education to pull back race-based criteria in federal grants
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The Department of Education confirmed to Fox News Digital that there will be changes to race-based federal grant rules after a recent legal challenge.
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According to the organization, the department was guilty of racial discrimination in 2024 through the eligibility criteria in the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. YAF alleges that students were only eligible to receive funding from the program if they were a "low-income first-generation college student," a "member of a group that is underrepresented in graduate education" or a "member of a group otherwise designated as underrepresented."
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The Department of Education confirmed to Fox News Digital that there will be changes to race-based federal grant rules after a recent legal challenge.
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