In 2024, a record 21.4 million people received their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces. Enrollment gains among Black, Latino, and people with low incomes drove the increased enrollment. Sustaining the policy choices that led to record enrollment and adding in long…
Under San Francisco's fair scheduling law, retail employers have to provide workers at least 7 days’ notice of their schedules. It also requires them to compensate workers when shifts are changed or cancelled with short notice. However, many workers have yet to reap the law's…
Many jobs that once provided workers with economic security have been replaced by contingent employment arrangements. This means workers often have to rely on Medicaid to get health insurance for themselves and their families or face going uninsured.
The Community College Success Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would strengthen financial and academic supports that help students complete school and achieve better transfer outcomes. These supports would be delivered through programs at community colleges, which would compete for…
CLASP has released an update to Implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization: A Guide for States. This guidebook summarizes and analyzes key sections of the law and offers recommendations—and cautions—for policymakers and advocates as they consider how to implement those sections.
CLASP is marking the 35th anniversary of the landmark Plyler v. Doe decision as well as the 5th anniversary of the introduction of the DACA program, both of which have helped advance civil rights in our public education system and promote economic progress.
For people with felony convictions, even those who haven’t been to prison, it’s challenging to find employment to support themselves and their families. This problem is compounded by collateral consequences, such as losing the right to vote and legal restrictions on employment, housing, and educational opportunities.
While U.S. senators continue to work behind closed doors to develop their health care proposal, some states are barreling ahead with plans to make sweeping Medicaid changes through the federal waiver process.
