CLASP

The public health and economic crises of the past year have exacerbated existing economic inequities. The pandemic has devastated Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color; workers in jobs paying low wages; youth and young adults; women and women of color; and people impacted by…

CLASP and our partners have identified principles for all advocates and stakeholders to consider when imagining a Green Economy

Passage of the “Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act” (Perkins V), which reauthorizes federal legislation funding career and technical education (CTE), brings the opportunity to improve the quality and accessibil

This brief provides an introduction to the CTE community of career pathways for adults.

Career pathways can effectively serve communities of color, close achievement gaps, and advance racial equity.

This brief encourages states to develop a state-defined process to utilize Ability to Benefit (ATB).

This brief focuses on career pathway research.

This brief focuses on the emerging relationship between career pathways and guided pathways and will help policymakers and practitioners understand that career pathways and guided pathways are complementary, not duplicative. Aligning these efforts produces comprehensive, community-wide pathways that support educational and economic success.

This fact sheet defines and gives examples of Integrated Education & Training (IET). 

This brief explains why high-quality, short-term education and training programs that are part of a career pathway should be eligible for Pell grants.