WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said last Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The agency argued that these programs “discriminate by conferring government benefits exclusively to institutions that meet racial or ethnic quotas.”Charter schools, civics educationMeanwhile, the department is also diverting $60 million toward grants for charter schools, and will award a total of $500 million for these schools, which receive public funds and are a form of school choice. The umbrella term “school choice” centers on programs that offer alternatives to one’s assigned public school. The agency also said it’s investing more than $160 million total in American history and civics grants — a $137 million increase in the funds Congress previously approved. “We are grateful to have worked with the Trump Administration, Secretary McMahon, and her Department of Education team in achieving this one-time infusion of grant funding,” Murray said.