CLASP

There are persistent health inequities in the United States, particularly regarding race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, LGBTQ+ identity, and more. This report discusses the evolution of data collection standards, notably the updates to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15) by the OMB.

This brief outlines the history of inequitable disciplinary practices in child care and early education—and in the context of American society more generally.

Like other workers with low incomes, child care workers often lack access to affordable coverage options. States have policy options available to ensure affordable health coverage for low-income workers, including child care professionals.

The U.S. core benefit programs are operated with substantial federal funding and oversight, but with extensive variation at the local level. As a result, there is a significant difference in the experience of a low-income person seeking assistance depending on where they live.

Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner detail how the current Child Care and Early Education (CCEE) system and the data strategies used to shape it are often far removed from equitable community engagement practices. They also propose a set of recommendations for strategies to expand data…

Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner detail how the current Child Care and Early Education (CCEE) system and the data strategies used to shape it are often far removed from equitable community engagement practices. They also propose a set of recommendations for strategies to expand data processes through community…

This co-authored report introduces a framework for how emergency rental assistance programs can give priority to renters most impacted by COVID-19 and at greatest risk of housing instability at every stage of program administration.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to our economy and the livelihoods of workers and their families, particularly workers paid low wages and Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and immigrant workers. The U.S. economy is slowly recovering, but not at all evenly or equitably. Communties…

The United States is experiencing an unequal recovery. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to our economy and the livelihoods of workers and their families, particularly workers paid low wages and Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and immigrant workers.

Report uses new measure of underemployment to determine many more workers are working part-time hours but would prefer to work full time.