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May 8, 2026 | Blog Post | Christian Collins

State Governments Can Counter the Trump Administration’s War Agenda Through Educational Investments in Young Men

The Trump Administration is consciously creating a K-shaped war economy where wealthy benefactors profit off the suffering of the lower and middle classes. This is all to support the president’s impulsive bombing of other nations, and the Trump Administration has even resorted to mocking the American…

March 27, 2026 | Blog Post | Elyse Shaw

The Dangerous and Violent Reality of Controlling Women

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we should reflect on how far women’s rights have come over the years, along with the recent significant backsliding.

January 20, 2026 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

The Devastating Effects on Everyday People of Trump’s First Year

In addition to documenting the harms of this past year, this report offers an overview of responsive actions taken by communities, policymakers, and courts to withstand and counter the  administration's constant attacks on children, families, and workers. It also provides ways that individuals and communities can…

December 4, 2025 | Blog Post | Christian Collins

Congress Is Weaponizing Federal Law Against College Athletes By Cutting Pell Grant Access and Stripping Labor Protections

The flawed logic behind the Pell Grant reconciliation provision—that athletes are now able to earn enough money through NIL deals and revenue sharing payments to not need Pell Grants—is the exact same flawed logic behind the SCORE Act provisions that clamp down on total compensation…

December 1, 2025 | Blog Post | Christian Collins

The SCORE Act Would Harm College Athletes by Codifying Inequity into Federal Law

This legislation is an attempt by Congress to pass the blame from its own inaction onto students who are only seeking the right to be paid for their labor. 

July 1, 2025 | Press Release | Isha Weerasinghe

Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Sacrifices the Well-Being of Working Families to Give Tax Breaks to Billionaires

CLASP urges House lawmakers to reject this damaging bill and focus on policies that put workers, children, and families ahead of billionaires.

May 22, 2025 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

House Reconciliation Bill Slashes Child and Family Supports to Fund Mass Deportation and Further Enrich the Wealthy

This bill guts health care, restricts access to food, sacrifices our higher education system, and punishes immigrant families, all to provide more tax breaks for wealthy people and corporations.

May 9, 2025 | Blog Post | Christian Collins

How the Education & Workforce Committee’s Reconciliation Bill Would Harm Students with Low Incomes

The details of this proposal make it clear that the GOP is sacrificing the future of the country for working people to fund planned tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.

March 21, 2025 | Press Release | Cemeré James

Executive Order on Education Will Harm Children, Families, and the Economy

Closing ED will disproportionately harm students of color and children with disabilities, instill fear in immigrant students, and reverse decades of progress in enhancing civil rights protections for all students.

March 12, 2025 | Press Release | Cemeré James

Cuts to Department of Education Will Affect Millions of Students & Families

The action is particularly concerning because of the impact on marginalized and vulnerable student populations. Public school systems that rely on federal spending will face increased difficulty in continuing to educate students.

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