Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is investing in charter schools designed to create pathways to HBCUs for Black students.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is deepening his support for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with a $20 million investment to launch two K–12 charter schools on HBCU campuses.
One year after donating $600 million to support medical schools at four HBCUs, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the education nonprofit City Fund, have launched a $20 million initiative to open two public schools in Alabama, one at Stillman College and another at Tuskegee University, Forbes reports. As part of the initiative, D.C. Wolfe Charter School in Shorter, Alabama—converted from D.C. Wolfe Elementary—will open near Tuskegee University in fall 2026…