http://www.clasp.org/experts/highlights.xml?id=0015 Resources & Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 00:11:21 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 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, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=0929&list=publications Having a postsecondary education -- broadly defined as a credential beyond a high school diploma -- continues to be one of the most important factors in getting a good job and advancing in the workforce. Critical federal programs, such as funding for student aid and job training, can help lower-skilled adults and youth access postsecondary education, but important policy choices that support their success and completion can be made at the state and local levels. This report describes strategies that state policymakers can use to strengthen connections between basic skills education and postsecondary education to help lower-skilled adults and out-of-school youth attain the postsecondary credentials they need to advance in the labor market. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0929&list=publications 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 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0810&list=publications Postsecondary education and credentials are key to economic mobility for individuals and economic competitiveness for our nation. Yet too many low-income adults and disadvantaged youth are locked out of the opportunity to earn credentials and are falling further and further behind. To combat this national challenge, CLASP has launched a new project, the Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success (C-PES) and kicked off the initiative with a policy discussion featuring thought leaders from the Ford Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Joyce Foundation. Each of these foundations has made improving postsecondary access and success a top priority. During this webinar, they discuss their specific policy priorities for helping lower-income adults and disadvantaged youth attain postsecondary credentials and achieve economic mobility. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0810&list=publications Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Comments-on-Gainful-Employment-Proposed-Regulations-090910.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Comments-on-Gainful-Employment-Proposed-Regulations-090910.pdf Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Comments-on-Program-Integrity-Proposed-Regulations-080210.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Comments-on-Program-Integrity-Proposed-Regulations-080210.pdf Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0784&list=publications http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0784&list=publications Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/HCERA_SummaryFinal.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/HCERA_SummaryFinal.pdf 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, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/WIA-Title-II-Recs_Career-and-PostSecondary-Success-FINAL_Updated.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/WIA-Title-II-Recs_Career-and-PostSecondary-Success-FINAL_Updated.pdf Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=0659&list=publications The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published data concerning use of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and state maintenance of effort (MOE) funds in FY 2008. This set of state-by-state charts shows how each state reported using its TANF and MOE funds in FY 2008. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=0659&list=publications Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/federalpolicyrecommendations.pdf The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) has developed an extensive federal policy agenda for President Obama and the 111th Congress directed at improving the lives of low income people. That agenda is outlined in this document. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/federalpolicyrecommendations.pdf Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/0430.pdf On August 14, 2008, President Bush signed into law P.L. 110-315, Higher Education Opportunity Act, the long-awaited reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965. This piece summarizes the key provisions that will influence postsecondary access and success for nontraditional students, including year-round Pell Grants and new pilot programs championed by CLASP for Student Success Grants, Business Workforce Partnerships, and basic skills Bridges from Jobs to Careers programs. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0430.pdf Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/0405.pdf This paper, by Amy-Ellen Duke and Julie Strawn, provides an overview of state policies that can be most successful in helping lower-skilled adults enter and succeed in college and careers. The paper introduces a series of state policy reports developed as part of Breaking Through, a national project that is helping community colleges identify and develop institutional strategies that can enable low-skilled adult students to enter into and succeed in occupational and technical degree programs at community colleges. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0405.pdf Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/0401.pdf Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act. This legislation, moves Congress one step closer to the long-awaited reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which governs federal student financial aid and other programs that promote access for low-income and underrepresented students. The bill now goes to a conference committee of House and Senate members. CLASP urges the committee to adopt the provisions passed by the House and to support two changes which the Senate is addressing in reauthorization. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0401.pdf Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/0384.pdf At a time when employers increasingly need better educated and skilled workers to succeed, too few states have taken significant actions to improve adult education and literacy. This brief, prepared for the Working Poor Families Project, provides an overview of state adult education policies and programs and recommends ways they can be strengthened to provide better job advancement opportunities for lower-skilled adults and older youth. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0384.pdf Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/0382.pdf Community colleges play a critical role in increasing economic opportunity for adults by helping individuals move out of dead-end, low-wage jobs into careers that can support a family. In a statement prepared for a symposium on issues effecting community colleges hosted by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Senior Policy Analyst Amy-Ellen Duke focuses on two areas integral to the success of low-income adults at community colleges--policies to support student success and improve developmental education--and highlights successful programs across the country. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0382.pdf Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/0377.pdf On September 7, Congress enacted H.R. 2669, the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. The act substantially helps nontraditional students, such as working adults and older youth, by expanding grant aid and simplifying access to aid. In particular, the act increases the maximum Pell Grant and lets working low-income adults keep more of their earnings. CLASP applauds members of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House's Education and Labor Committee for recognizing the particular challenges faced by low-income working adults and acting to address many of them in this legislation. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0377.pdf Fri, 18 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/0364.pdf Since passage of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in 1998, it's become clear both that an increase in basic skills leads to an increase in low-skilled individuals' earnings and that these earnings increases typically fall short of what people need to become self-sufficient. There is a new consensus on the importance of increasing transitions from adult education to postsecondary education and training. Currently, however, WIA Title II does not reflect this consensus. These recommendations are intended to update Title II to support state and local innovations in this critical area. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0364.pdf Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/0353.pdf These recommendations were submitted to Chairman George Miller and members of the House Committee on Education and Labor. They recommend changes to the Higher Education Act (HEA) that 1) help more working adults and other nontraditional students enroll in and complete postsecondary programs by offering greater financial and other support, 2) help colleges in their critical workforce development role by promoting innovation in program content and delivery, and 3) simplify the aid application process and increase aid to the neediest students. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0353.pdf