On July 13, 2016, Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced HR 5764, a bipartisan bill that would exclude all federal Pell Grant funds from taxable income. Under current law, when students spend their Pell Grants on indirect costs to education—such as transportation, food, or housing—these funds are…

A report from CLASP analyzes how students were served by Benefits Access for College Completion (BACC), a 2.5-year initiative designed to increase access to public benefits (such as SNAP or Medicaid) for eligible low-income students. These crucial supports reduce students’ unmet financial needs and help them finish…

Hunger and poor nutrition interfere with people’s ability to succeed in school and at work, and can have long-lasting effects on health and development. We know how to reduce food hardship and hunger; what we need is the political will to do so.

In this blog post, Stephanie Schmit asserts that state and federal policymakers need to invest more resources in child care to support working families.

The Supreme Court of the United States recently issued its highly anticipated ruling in Fisher v Texas, upholding the constitutionality of the University of Texas’ race-conscious admissions practice.

CLASP Comments on "The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act”

Effective July 1, Arizona will lower its lifetime limit on receipt of cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to just 12 months, the shortest in the nation.

On June 30, 2016, the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Education (ED) released final regulations to implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Medicaid was back in the news recently, in large part because of two proposals that would be significant steps backwards for the critical safety-net program that provides affordable health insurance to more than 70 million Americans. 

On June 27, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the state budget for FY 2017, which included a provision repealing the Maximum Family Grant (MFG).