- Aug 27, 10 | The Washington Post Danielle Ewen on Child Care and Early Education Policy On the Early Learning Challenge Fund: "It acknowledges that we have a class disparity in our system where families can't afford to buy quality, it says the responsibility here is for the states to help build quality, to invest in quality, to get teachers better education and training and then salaries commensurate with that experience, to make sure the facilities children are in really meet their needs from a broad developmental perspective, which means that they have dress up areas, and lots of art materials, and multiple books for every child and lots of play space both indoors and outdoors so the children can run and grow and play and laugh."
- Aug 17, 10 | The Huffington Post 'No Precedent' for Proposed Cut to Food Stamps "I do believe [the Democrats] are sincere in not wanting these cuts to go into effect, but I'm concerned that, when the time comes, they won't be able to find a way to put the money back," said Elizabeth Lower-Basch, a senior policy analyst at CLASP. "There's no precedent for this."
- Aug 10, 10 | Palm Beach Post Hypcritical Scott is Reverse Robin Hood "In a time of tight state budgets, it is perverse to spend limited funds in pursuit of a small number of substance abusers who are not identified through screening processes, rather than on providing actual services," noted a CLASP report.
- Jul 20, 10 U.S. Senate Moves to Pass Benefits Extension and Do Right by American Workers Since early June, millions of struggling workers have been waiting for the Senate to put politics aside and do the right thing for workers and their families. Long-term unemployment is the highest it's been since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began keeping track. Extending unemployment insurance benefits means more families can keep a roof over their heads and put food on the table.
- Jul 01, 10 Lawmakers' Inaction on Unemployment Extension and Jobs Bill Puts Recovery at Risk The latest unemployment numbers will be out Friday morning, and many experts project the numbers will not be good. Yet in spite of record high long-term unemployment, widespread economic insecurity, and a fragile economic recovery, lawmakers repeatedly have failed to address the nation's pressing needs.
- Jun 24, 10 Senate Once Again Fails to Pass Critical Jobs Legislation
- Apr 20, 10 Dorothy I. Height's Life's Work Embodied CLASP's Core Mission The death of Dorothy I. Height is a great loss for the nation and for those who believe that all people residing in the United States should be treated equally and with dignity and respect.
CLASP's policy experts present at a wide variety of events, conferences, seminars and forums throughout the country. Following are upcoming CLASP staff presentations:
- Sep 09, 10 Audio Conference: Profitable - A Flexible Workplace for All Workers
- Sep 13, 10 Financial Aid and Savings Strategies for Postsecondary Access and Success
- Sep 13, 10 CLASP Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success
- Sep 14, 10 CLASP 40th Anniversary Event
- Sep 29, 10 Wisdom and Wine Event at CLASP: The Moral Underground
- Dec 09, 10 National Training Institute: Reviewing State Child Care Policies with Babies in Mind
- Dec 10, 10 Annual Head Start Parent Training Conference