This year, the IRS is under threat, and the agency will have less bandwidth and fewer resources to process tax returns and provide support to the taxpayers who need it. Lawmakers should invest in the IRS, not deplete it.
Localities are adopting police-free schools in response to calls to divest resources from law enforcement, invest in the wellbeing of communities, and protect young people.
Youth Policy Director Kisha Bird reflects on the moment, the movement, and the reckoning that is currently transforming our conversations, our relationships, our communities, our nation, and our world.
As a nation, we have underinvested in the health and wellbeing of Black communities, while we’ve overinvested in systems that enact violence on these communities. To protect Black lives and heal Black communities, we must divest from the police and invest in Black communities.
As a DACA recipient myself, I woke up on June 18th feeling the anxious anticipation we had all experienced over the past few months, but with a distinct notion that today was the day. That morning, I refreshed my browser one last time and read…
CLASP’s Young Adult Engagement Strategy (YAES) intentionally consults with young leaders who are experts in their respective policy fields, centering their voices in our national policy agenda and working toward narrative change.
The systemic effects of racism in child care and early childhood education (ECE) policies, systems, & workforces are apparent in the wide range of social and economic inequities that disproportionately impact Black children, families, & care providers.
The Civil Rights Act enshrined principles of human dignity and equality in federal law, ending segregation in public places and banning employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin—but much remains unfulfilled.
Every June, much of the world celebrates and recognizes LGBTQ+ Pride Month. It is a month full of celebration and acknowledgment of the leaders and movements that have advanced LGBTQ+ rights, protections, and awareness.
To my knowledge today, June 19, 2020, will be the first time in 155 years since the formal end of slavery, that Juneteenth, or “Freedom Day,” will be widely and publicly acknowledged by some, and celebrated by others.
June is Pride and Immigrant Heritage Month. To celebrate, CLASP interviewed Ricardo Chavez (pronouns: any), the programs director of Dream Action Oklahoma, who discussed embracing all aspects of one's identity, the importance of vulnerability, and the need for solidarity.
