RECENTLY FROM CLASP
February 27, 2020
Underemployment Just Isn't Working for U.S. Part-Time Workers
Today, we released data using a new measure showing that underemployment among part-time workers is much higher than what the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Moreover, the underemployment rate is disproportionately higher than previously known for many categories of part-time workers, including along race, ethnic, and gender lines, as well as in key low-wage occupations.
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Between the Lines: Understanding Our Country’s Racialized Response to the Opioid Overdose Epidemic
Opioid and substance use responses generally are not reaching communities of color. This report provides an overview of how history and the response to the opioid overdose epidemic play a part in widening health inequities, and what we need to do.
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How Many Children Could be Served with a $5 Billion Child Care Funding Increase?
In the 2018, 2019, and 2020 fiscal years, Congress made increases in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This factsheet estimates how a $5 billion in FY2021 could be allocated among the states and how many additional children each state could serve.
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Black History Month 2020
As we near the end of Black History Month, CLASP featured blogs written by staff members and introduced several partners and community activists who are social, racial, and economic justice leaders. These individuals devote each day of their lives to righting the wrongs of the past and advancing a vision of economic security and racial justice.
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NEWS CLIPS
FEBRUARY 23, 2020 | EL NUEVO SOL
The Fight Against The Public Charge Rule Persists
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FEBRUARY 19, 2020 | THE FRESNO BEE
Ask the Ed Lab: Does getting free school lunch affect undocumented immigrants’ citizenship applications?
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FEBRUARY 19, 2020 | NJTV Nesnif
Basic needs go unmet for many NJ college students
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FEBRUARY 14, 2020 | ATLANTA DAILY WORLD
White House budget proposal cuts $8.6 billion from HUD
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FEBRUARY 13, 2020 | MUCKROCK
Trump administration instructions used to apply public charge rule contain substantial errors
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UPCOMING EVENTS
On March 13, Lauren Walizer will speak at the College of Dupage for the Illinois Higher Education Food Insecurity Summit.
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