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January 27, 2020 | Report/Brief | Lauren Walizer

State Options to Increase College Student Access to Public Benefits

This document by Lauren Walizer discusses a range of policy and practice options that states can undertake to increase college student access to public benefits.

January 15, 2020 | Report/Brief | Lauren Walizer

State Strategies for Addressing College Students’ Basic Needs

This brief by Lauren Walizer discusses what CLASP has learned from working with states to enact such changes and develop a comprehensive and collaborative strategy to dedicate themselves to this work long-term.

July 9, 2019 | Report/Brief

Leveraging Public Benefits to Improve States’ Postsecondary Access and Completion

This report explains how students with low incomes can access public benefits and how states can better support them.

May 23, 2019 | Report/Brief | Stephanie Schmit

Child Care and Early Education Equity: A State Action Agenda

Child Care and Early Education Equity: A State Action Agenda outlines the important role state policymakers can play to ensure equity in their states’ early education efforts. CLASP’s action agenda describes key state early education programs, significant challenges such as racial disparities and underinvestment, and…

December 10, 2018 | Report/Brief | Lauren Walizer

When Financial Aid Falls Short: New Data Reveal Students Face Thousands in Unmet Need

Since 2011-2012, unmet financial need for college students has increased 23 percent. Nearly three in four students now experience it.

September 27, 2018 | Report/Brief | Rosa M. García

Developing State Policy that Supports Low-income, Working Students

This paper lays out an action framework that the higher education leaders, nonprofit advocates, state policymakers, and postsecondary students we gathered during an April 2018 roundtable agree are needed to support the educational success of low-income working students, particularly students of color. It also examines…

June 11, 2018 | Report/Brief

New Medicaid Changes Harm Students, Hinder Economic Mobility

This brief describes how current proposals to restrict health care access threaten student coverage.

September 12, 2016 | Report/Brief

Redesigning State Financial Aid to Better Serve Nontraditional Adult Students: Practical Policy Steps for Decision Makers

CLASP paper on redesigning state financial aid to better serve nontraditional adult students

July 11, 2016 | Report/Brief

Benefits Access for College Completion: Lessons Learned from a Community College Initiative to Help Low-Income Students

Benefits Access for College Completion: Lessons Learned from a Community College Initiative to Help Low-Income Students

February 25, 2016 | Report/Brief

Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States

This toolkit is designed to help states develop, implement, and fund robust career pathways programs that lead to better jobs for low-skilled workers.

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