CLASP submitted comments to the Department of Transportation regarding the Equity Action Plan Update, with the goal of promoting equity through transportation funding that would greatly benefit from the inclusion of workforce-specific equity goals and performance indicators. The good jobs funded through federal dollars should…
CLASP joined Heartland Alliance, the National Youth Employment Coalition and nearly 100 national and local organizations calling on Congress to include an equity-centered national subsidized employment program as a part of the forthcoming recovery package as recommended by President Biden in his American Jobs Plan.
CLASP joined over 90 state, local and national criminal justice, workforce development, antipoverty, and racial equity organizations in calling for Congress to ensure youth and adults impacted by the criminal legal system remain a priority in the American Jobs Plan.
In this letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, CLASP presents recommendations to promote high-quality apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships to ensure that students with low incomes, students of c
CLASP sent this letter to congressional members recommending actions to address the needs of workers in low-wage jobs, those already unemployed and struggling to find work, and those who live in poverty during the economic-fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CLASP submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) information collection request (ICR) titled, Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program Accrediting Entity Information.
CLASP submitted these comments to the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Joint ED/DOL Proposed Regulations regarding state planning, performance accountability, and the one-stop system.