Alma Adams: “The president's fiscal 2027 budget eliminates funding for…”

“But so let me also want to briefly touch on educator preparation and HBCUs. You know, I'm an HBCU graduate twice. I taught 40 years on the campus of Bennett College. But The president's fiscal 2027 budget eliminates funding for the Augustus F. Hawkins center of Excellence, which supports teacher preparation programs at HBCUs and minority serving institutions during a national teacher shortage. So if Congress appropriates funding for the Hawkins program, will the department distribute those funds to schools that increase diversity in the educator profession as required by law? Yes.” (03:38–03:56)

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