http://www.clasp.org/experts/highlights.xml?id=0012 Resources & Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 23:12:52 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Keeping-Connected-Youth-Newsletter-April-2013.htm This periodic update for the field is a part of CLASP's ongoing work to advance policy and practice that will dramatically improve the education, employment, and life outcomes for youth in communities of high youth distress. It highlights policy happenings in education, training and youth development that impact black male achievement. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Keeping-Connected-Youth-Newsletter-April-2013.htm Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0762&list=publications This toolkit is designed to help interagency state teams identify and facilitate "braiding" of federal resources to design and develop career pathways and bridges into them for adults and out-of-school youth. The toolkit also will help state teams identify state policy barriers to using federal resources for career pathways and bridges and, ideally, address them. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0762&list=publications Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1170&list=publications This periodic update for the field is a part of CLASP's ongoing work to advance policy and practice that will dramatically improve the education, employment, and life outcomes for youth in communities of high youth distress. It highlights policy happenings in education, training and youth development that impact black male achievement. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1170&list=publications Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1208&list=publications Boys and young men of color in the United States face challenges in the areas of education, employment, and health. In the last several years, there has been greater focus on understanding these challenges and identifying potential solutions. While we know more about effective programmatic solutions, we still have much to learn about the systemic barriers that impede the success of males of color. Effecting policy changes in these areas will produce sustainable gains for boys and young men of color. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation commissioned CLASP to conduct a scan of these policy opportunities to inform the development of their Forward Promise Initiative. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1208&list=publications Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1142&list=publications Our comments here draw upon CLASP's decade of policy work at the national, state, and local levels related to disconnected youth. We believe our comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education Request for Information on Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth will serve to inform the development of the Performance Partnership Pilots as well as federal cross-agency policy development and funding decisions that can address our current challenges, develop the human capital needed to fuel our economy, and unleash the untapped potential and talent of the millions of young people who have fallen through the cracks. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1142&list=publications Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1130&list=publications Although the national unemployment rate is dropping, unemployment in the black community remains significantly higher than the rate for whites or the general population. In particular, black male youth and young adults are up against a major struggle to launch themselves into self sufficiency, as unemployment in these age brackets is at an all-time high. Federal investment in employment initiatives has been insufficient, and few communities are engaged in targeted approaches to address the employment plight of black men. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1130&list=publications Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/WIAYouthHR4297-Final.pdf On March 29, 2012, Rep. Virginia Foxx, Rep. Joseph J. Heck and Rep. Howard P. McKeon introduced a Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reauthorization bill (H.R. 4297). This analysis looks at the bill's youth provisions. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/WIAYouthHR4297-Final.pdf Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Comments-on-Department-of-Education-Strategic-Plan-FY-2011_FINAL.pdf In January 2012, CLASP provided comments on the Department of Education's Strategic Plan for FY 2011 - 2014. CLASP applauded the Department for putting forth a strategic plan that raises expectations for our nation's education system at all levels and moves the country toward meeting the goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Comments-on-Department-of-Education-Strategic-Plan-FY-2011_FINAL.pdf Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASPAgenda.ReconnectingYouth.Website.pdf CLASP's youth policy work aims to advance policy and practice that will dramatically improve the education, employment, and life outcomes for youth in communities of high youth distress. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASPAgenda.ReconnectingYouth.Website.pdf Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Re-imagining-the-landscape-for-Youth-of-Color-corps-network2-2003-final-3.pptx http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Re-imagining-the-landscape-for-Youth-of-Color-corps-network2-2003-final-3.pptx Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/community-intervetion-strategy-excerpt.pdf Building postsecondary pathways to good jobs for low-income young men of color will require stretching the paradigms of our secondary, postsecondary, workforce, and adult education systems, as well as greater collaboration among these systems. Aligning systems and programming across funding streams, building partnerships, and creating new pathways are complex endeavors. But there are many innovative approaches that have shown promise and can be implemented and taken to scale. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/community-intervetion-strategy-excerpt.pdf Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/postsecondaryyouthofcolor.pdf Linda Harris, director of youth policy, and Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, senior policy analyst, co-authored a chapter in the recently published book Changing Places: How Communities Will Improve the Health of Boys of Color. The book "draws attention to the urgent need--both economic and moral--to better understand the policy and community-based factors that serve as opportunities or barriers for young men and boys of color as they make critical life decisions." Ms. Harris and Ms. Duke-Benfield's chapter examines why it is essential to invest access to postsecondary education opportunities for young men of color. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/postsecondaryyouthofcolor.pdf Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/WIA-Youth-Recommendations-updated-jan-2010-1.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/WIA-Youth-Recommendations-updated-jan-2010-1.pdf Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/WIA-Youth-Recommendations-updated-jan-2010.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/WIA-Youth-Recommendations-updated-jan-2010.pdf Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CFY.BudgetCommitteeLetter.FY2011.pdf We have an opportunity deficit in our nation. An estimated 5.2 million youth ages 16-24 are out of school and out of work. Without purposeful efforts to connect unemployed youth to jobs, paid work experience, education, and training to prepare them for openings in the new economy, those youth will most likely spend the better part of a decade with few opportunities to work, gain skills, or earn family sustaining wages. The Campaign for Youth urges Congress to increase opportunities for low-income and disconnected youth and young adults with limited labor market to access training, education supports, and good jobs that will help spur economic development in local communities across the nation. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CFY.BudgetCommitteeLetter.FY2011.pdf Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Youth-Employment-Systems.pdf Many communities have shown tremendous commitment to youth employment. The return on investment and effort, however, can be greatly multiplied if federal youth funds, discretionary funding, resources from other youth serving systems, and community resources are brought together to build comprehensive youth employment system. Key elements of such a system include: a strong convening entity, an effective administrative agent, a well-trained case management arm, strong partnerships across systems that serve youth, and high quality work experience and career exposure. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Youth-Employment-Systems.pdf Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Follow-the-Money.pdf Several pieces of legislation have been proposed or passed that present opportunities to fund programs in communities to keep young people connected to school and recapture those who have fallen by the wayside. Most of these resources, however, are from competitive funding streams which will require communities to demonstrate innovative practice in planning and implementation. Communities need to be aware of these potential opportunities very early in the process in order to plan strategically and create partnerships to program at-scale and meet the needs of their disconnected youth. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Follow-the-Money.pdf Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=0754&list=publications On February 1, President Obama presented his FY 2011 budget proposal to Congress. The document lays out the desired course for the president's spending priorities for the coming year. This budget reflects the administration's commitment to the education and employment of youth, and proposes increased funding in several areas that can impact programming for disadvantaged and disconnected youth. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=0754&list=publications Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=0716&list=publications Our nation faces many domestic challenges, including improving access to affordable health care, improving access to education as well as education outcomes, and providing debt and foreclosure relief. CLASP's 2010 federal policy recommendations are equally essential to achieving healthy and thriving families and improving the nation's prosperity. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0716&list=publications Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/safetynettestimony.pdf This written testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support discusses how American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spending has helped safety net programs such as TANF, child care subsidies, unemployment insurance, workforce development programs, and Medicaid, respond to the recession. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/safetynettestimony.pdf