During Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM) in October, advocates raise awareness and inspire action on behalf of young people impacted by the criminal justice system.  This year, the YJAM challenge is to A.C.T. (Awaken, Confront, Transform) to end racism. 

By filing amicus briefs, CLASP has helped fight several significant attacks on immigrant families.

Olivia Golden explains how more than a quarter million public comments have halted the "public charge" rule for now.

Mental health is a huge part of individual wellbeing. Systemic barriers like racism and stigma have blocked many people with low incomes and people of color from high-quality mental health care. Unaddressed mental health challenges undermine their ability to learn, work, and thrive. That’s why…

The future remains uncertain as DACA heads to the Supreme Court. In the meantime, there are a few things to keep in mind.

2019 marks 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were brought to what would become the United States. 2019 is also a year where our national conversation has struggled to reconcile the caging of young people in inhumane conditions and the separation of children from…

Nearly a quarter of all U.S. undergraduates are parenting, and more than half of them are single parents. Yet few schools have prioritized the needs of student-parents.

During Adult Education & Family Literacy Week, Judy Mortrude reflects on her favorite adult education highlights from the past year.

When President Trump suggests that I, among 3 million other SNAP recipients, am fraudulently accessing benefits without need, I am compelled to push back. We are the real people who would be harmed by the administration’s “broad-based categorical eligibility” proposal ... I share my story…

As Congress considers reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA), it must incentivize innovative approaches that create seamless, “equity-minded” pathways to success for today’s postsecondary students.