http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/publications.xml?type=postsecondary_access_and_success Resources and Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 16:45:10 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Testimony-to-the-Committee-on-Education-on-the-FY14-Budget.pdf In 2013, it is a complete misnomer to label adult education as simply a "literacy" program. It is so much more. Adult education is an oft-overlooked and integral part of the District's workforce development system. Gone are the days when one could attain self-sufficiency with only a high school diploma. Today's workers need higher level skills and often postsecondary-level credentials to compete for jobs in the changing economy. In fact, by 2018, 71 percent of all jobs in D.C. will require some postsecondary training beyond high school. Yet far too many workers in the city are falling far short of these credential requirements and will be left behind. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Testimony-to-the-Committee-on-Education-on-the-FY14-Budget.pdf Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Unmet-Need-Brief-041213-final-ab-2.pdf Over the last three decades, college tuition and fees have increased nearly four times faster than median income and four-and-a-half times faster than inflation. The rapid increase in college costs and flat or reduced funding in student aid has resulted in sizable unmet need and has forced students -- particularly low-income students -- to borrow more, work more hours, take fewer courses, or in some cases, drop out altogether. Unmet need and student loan debt for students at high-cost institutions have attracted widespread public attention. Less attention has been paid to unmet need at community colleges, where 41 percent of all undergraduates living in poverty are enrolled, according to the most recent data available (2007-2008). http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Unmet-Need-Brief-041213-final-ab-2.pdf Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Comments-on-Education-and-Family-Tax-Benefits-4-15-2013.pdf CLASP submits comments on family and education tax credits to the Education and Family Benefits Working Group, House Committee on Ways and Means as part of the committee's work to review possible changes to the federal income tax system. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Comments-on-Education-and-Family-Tax-Benefits-4-15-2013.pdf 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 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1217&list=publications CLASP is inaugurating this Work Supports e-newsletter to highlight the efforts of CLASP and our colleague organizations to help ensure low-income families get the support they need to stay employed and provide for their families. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1217&list=publications Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=1025&list=publications For more than two years, the nation's unemployment average has hovered around 9 percent or more, reaching double digits in 2010. Research shows persistently high unemployment has negative long-term social and economic consequences for individuals, families and the nation. If we allow prolonged high levels of joblessness to persist, we risk the deterioration of communities as well as the nation's position as a global economic force. For the short- and long-term health of the nation, federal policymakers must address the jobs crisis with a heightened sense of urgency. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=1025&list=publications Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=0915&list=publications In this video clip by American Public Television Service, CLASP senior policy analyst Vicki Choitz discusses preparing students for middle-skill jobs. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0915&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 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0829&list=publications Community colleges across the nation appear to be facing a "perfect storm" during which surging enrollments, tepid state funding, and strong accountability forces are colliding to severely threaten access to and completion of postsecondary education and credentials by lower-skilled and low-income students. This policy brief describes strategies state policymakers can use to realign community college financing--including tuition policies--to improve postsecondary access and success for lower-skilled and low-income students and to achieve stronger state economic health. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0829&list=publications Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/PaS.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/PaS.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 Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0764&list=publications On May 20, CLASP Executive Director Alan Houseman sent this urgent letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, urging support for the Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0764&list=publications Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Ed-and-Training-Testimony-final.pdf On April 22, Julie Strawn testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the importance of education and training in today's economy, and the role that TANF can play in helping low-income parents obtain economic opportunity and better the lives of their children. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Ed-and-Training-Testimony-final.pdf Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Arkansas-Career-Pathways.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Arkansas-Career-Pathways.pdf Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/RTW.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/RTW.pdf Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/KEYS.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/KEYS.pdf Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/HCERA_Analysis_March30_Final.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/HCERA_Analysis_March30_Final.pdf 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, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0734&list=publications http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0734&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