This week: John Oliver Shouts out CLASP, Celebrating Women’s History Month
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
March 21, 2024
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John Oliver Tackles Student Debt, Features CLASP Report
In the most recent “This Week Tonight” show, John Oliver focused on student debt and cited a 2022 report [[link removed]] we co-authored with the National Consumer Law Center. Our report addressed the disproportionate impact of student debt on Black borrowers.
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CLASP Reflects on Women’s History Month
Over the month of March, CLASP has used our social media channels to lift up the voices and impact of women who have played key roles in the fight for economic, social, racial, and gender justice. Among the women we have featured so far are Nancy Duff Campbell [[link removed]] , Marian Wright Edelman [[link removed]] , and Marcia Greenberger [[link removed]] . Stay tuned as we highlight other women leaders this month.
Unleashing Worker Power: Building Good Jobs Beyond the Traditional Workforce System
On March 12, CLASP, in partnership with other organizations, launched The Good Jobs Collaborative (GJC). In a new report released at the event, GJC features its findings from projects in which workers are improving their jobs through organizing, policy, workforce training, job restructuring, and more.
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The United States remains one of the few countries that does not offer paid family or medical leave. This often forces working families to make the difficult choice between financial stability and their health and well-being. The recently re-introduced Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act hopes to establish a comprehensive and inclusive federal paid leave policy that meets the needs of workers.
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CLASP in the News
MARCH 19 | INSIDE HIGHER ED
The Exploitation of Black Athletes [[link removed]]
MARCH 18, 2024 | TEEN VOGUE
Young Workers Have Rights: What to Know About Your Labor Protections [[link removed]]
MARCH 18, 2024 | POLITICO
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Recent Events
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March 19: Tiffany Ferrette gave a lecture at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice on child care and early education policy situated within U.S. social systems and the history of race/ism in social policy.
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March 14: India Heckstall spoke at the Generation Hope conference in New Orleans on a panel about CLASP’s work on Black student fathers.
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