Building thoughtful, targeted performance systems into public programs can create or boost incentives to improve services to low-income people. For anti-poverty programs, well-designed performance systems incent partners to effectively align services in cross-program pathway models for people with barriers to employment.
CLASP has analyzed and advocated for positive performance policies in a number of areas, including the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Adult Education and Family Literacy (AEFLA), Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (CTE), State Postsecondary Outcomes-based funding (OBF), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T), among others.
The Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee requested comments in response to a white paper on accountability in the Higher Education Act (HEA). In our comments, CLASP focuses on the need to retain current accountability systems and carefully consider…
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s 2017-2019 budget calls for University of Wisconsin campuses to compete for $42.5 million in new funding based on performance measures. This adds Wisconsin to a growing list of states that are embarking on a postsecondary performance-based funding system.
CLASP submitted comments to the Department of Education on Measures and Methods for the National Reporting System for Adult Education (Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0104)
Admissions restrictions for underprepared students is the most commonly cited unintended consequence of performance-based state funding for public postsecondary institutions, according to a new book released by the Community College Research Center (CCRC). Low-income students and students of color are disproportionately represented among the groups…
CLASP released a memo discussing performance policies in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that can encourage services for those most in need.
CLASP provided comments to the Office of Management and Budget on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Common Performance Reporting (OMB ICR Reference Number 201604–1205–002).