http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/topic_publications.xml?type=postsecondary_access_and_success&id=0003 Resources and Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 10:05:30 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 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 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Final-RADD-WhitePaper-Feb-2013.pdf Our paper offers a range of policy options for consolidating the various tax-based aid provisions and better targeting this aid toward low- and modest-income families. We also propose piloting "real-time payment" of the American Opportunity Tax Credit to deliver this aid to students when they enroll, not just at tax time. Our ideas are backed by ten-year revenue estimates and distributional estimates from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. We've crafted our recommendations to be revenue neutral or modestly positive to respond to current budget realities, and we believe these proposals are timely, given the potential for tax reform in this Congress. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Final-RADD-WhitePaper-Feb-2013.pdf Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Adult-Education-and-Economic-Growth-Act-Analysis-updated.pdf This is an update to a similar brief from November 2011. The Adult Education and Economic Growth Act (AEEGA) was introduced in the House of Representatives in June 2011 by Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15) and in February 2012 in the Senate by Sen. Jim Webb (VA). The Act (H.R. 2226 and S. 2117) would amend the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to encourage the use and availability of career pathways for low-skilled adults, strengthen the focus of adult education on postsecondary and career success, increase the number of adult education students receiving marketable postsecondary credentials, and modernize the adult education system to meet the needs of 21st century jobs. Although AEEGA could substantially improve WIA-particularly the Title II provisions that govern adult education-it could be strengthened by incorporating stronger provisions that promote better alignment between WIA Titles I and II, including a shared system of accountability. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Adult-Education-and-Economic-Growth-Act-Analysis-updated.pdf Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=1076&list=publications The Winter 2012 edition of Transmissions is the last newsletter of the Shifting Gears initiative, which ended on December 31, 2011. Although this work is formally ending, we hope that other states and the federal government can benefit from the lessons learned from this groundbreaking work. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=1076&list=publications Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/adult-ed-funding-enrollment-February-2012.pdf This fact sheet on adult education funding and enrollment trends shows that funding for adult education and English language services has declined by 17 percent from 2002 to 2012 in inflation-adjusted terms. At the same time, enrollment has declined by 27 percent, signaling concern that the system is unable to serve the growing population in need of services due to insufficient funding. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/adult-ed-funding-enrollment-February-2012.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 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=0917&list=publications In a new Spotlight on Poverty webcast, Vickie Choitz, senior policy analyst with CLASP's workforce development team and co-author of Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States, discusses approaches to help low-skilled, low-income adults earn postsecondary credentials that lead to good jobs with family-sustaining wages. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0917&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 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=0840&list=publications Since career pathways initiatives intentionally bring together programming and services from a variety of state systems, states must often "braid" together federal funding sources to develop and sustain these efforts. To help states navigate the federal funding landscape, CLASP's Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success has released a new revised edition of Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0840&list=publications 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 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-C-PES-Handout.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-C-PES-Handout.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 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, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/WIA_ReauthCareerPathways_FINAL_Updated.pdf CLASP proposes the establishment of a Career Pathways State Policy Leadership Grants program within the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The program would be jointly administered by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor to strengthen and align adult education/ ESL, postsecondary education, career and technical education and workforce development systems in a career pathways framework. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/WIA_ReauthCareerPathways_FINAL_Updated.pdf Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/LtrHouseSAFRA.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/LtrHouseSAFRA.pdf Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/0451.pdf This paper is a summary of recommendations CLASP has made on workforce education and training policy that promote inclusive economic recovery. The recommendations include workforce investments to assist low-income and other workers hardest hit by economic recession and help prepare our workforce for the jobs of the future. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0451.pdf