Front view of multi-ethnic coworkers in 20s and 30s wearing coveralls and smiling at camera while enjoying coffee and conversation on foundry staircase.
While federal policies remain essential for widespread reform, the power of community-led efforts demonstrates that change is possible—one city, state, and coalition at a time.
The 25-year update to the National Child Care Staffing Study, Worthy Work STILL Unlivable Wages, shows that little has changed since 1989; child care staff continues to make poor wages and turnover remains high.
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced his executive action plan to defer deportation and authorize work for 3 years for up to 5 million undocumented immigrants who have been long-term residents and have strong family ties in the United States.
After moving through the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives with strong, bipartisan support, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 became law today, signed by the President.
A new KIDS COUNT policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation makes the case for improving the prospects of families by addressing the needs of parents and their children simultaneously.
For youth who have been incarcerated, returning to the community is a difficult process. Youth must adjust to being back at home with family and friends while attempting to re-enter school or find employment. Unfortunately, many young people encounter major roadblocks along the way, such…
In October, CLASP collaborated with the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) in staging a two-day fall pre-conference session, “United to Make a Difference: Improving the Achievement of Young Men of Color,” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In October 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that they will continue to invest a higher level of federal funds for modernizing Medicaid eligibility and enrollment systems and allow states to use these…
Participation in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) has fallen for the third consecutive year to a 15-year low. Fewer children were served in 2013 than in 1998.
An extensive study conducted by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service examines the characteristics and circumstances of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that report zero gross income.
