CLASP has released recommendations focused on young children and early childhood education, as well as academic success and college readiness for disadvantaged youth.

CLASP’s recommendations for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) are based on our long-standing work and expertise in policies related to early childhood education and academic success for disadvantaged youth.

American school districts are losing the battle to successfully educate a large number of the nation’s youth. For every 10 students that begin ninth grade, three students fail to graduate from high school four years later. This equates to about 1.2 million students who drop…