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Why Investing in Child Care Providers is Essential for Providers, Children, and Families
This report argues that public investment in child care is desperately needed in order to support living wages for child care workers and alleviate the current shortage of affordable and reliable child care options for families.
On Mother’s Day, Moms Need Congress to Take Actions to Strengthen Their Families’ Economic Security
This blog post, commemorating Mother’s Day, argues that policy solutions that support working mothers and improve the quality of jobs will strengthen women's economic security.
Equitable Climate Policy Is Equitable Economic Policy
This blog post argues that expanding the focus of worker movements, labor unions, and collective bargaining efforts to include environmental justice is essential for establishing a just economic system that benefits the entire nation.
Ad Campaign: Child Care is Part of America’s Infrastructure
This blog post argues that while the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is dedicated to much-needed physical infrastructure projects, Congress has failed to support the child care needs of those who will do the work.
This Community College Month, States Should Follow New Mexico by Increasing Educational Opportunities
This blog, recognizing April as Community College Month, explains how the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act supports students who attend community colleges and should be a model for other states.
Supporting Student Basic Needs with Emergency Assistance Funds: Recommendations for Higher Education Institutions
This brief offers best practices schools should follow to meet student needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, as students of color, student parents, and students with lower incomes make up an increasing proportion of degree seekers.
Biden’s Budget Outlines Key Investments for Economic Growth, Equity
In this statement, CLASP strongly endorses the priorities set in the Biden-Harris Administration’s budget proposal that address the challenges faced by families with low incomes and communities of color.
Women’s History in the Making: The Unequal Harm of Rolling Back Roe
This blog post, recognizing Women’s History Month, soberly assesses the current landscape and acknowledges this pivotal moment that threatens to curtail women’s rights and further erode their economic stability.
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