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March 8, 2023 | News Clip | Tiffany Ferrette

Early Childhood newsletter by The Hechinger Reprort

"The CLASP report calls for federal and state programs, including Head Start, to collect discipline data on publicly funded centers and track disparities by race and ethnicity."

February 13, 2023 | News Clip | Archana Pyati

Joe Biden is right that preschool benefits college attendance, though research varies

Archana Pyati was quoted in this PolitiFact.

October 7, 2022 | Blog Post | Cameron Johnson

More Federal Action is Needed to Promote Equity and Growth in the Green Workforce

The 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report revealed an ongoing challenge for the energy sector: it continues to have difficulty hiring workers and lacks both gender and racial diversity.  

June 14, 2022 | News Clip

Strengthening, applauding and defending Black dads

“According to the Center for Law and Social Policy, today, mass incarceration policies, barriers in the child welfare system, and economic inequality resulting in higher levels of unemployment are a few of the main structural barriers that disproportionately harm Black families."

March 21, 2022 | Press Release

Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy Taps Indivar Dutta-Gupta as Executive Director

The Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announces that it has chosen Indivar “Indi” Dutta-Gupta as its next executive director.

February 28, 2022 | Blog Post | Cameron Johnson

Valuing and Championing African American Workers Is Long Overdue

African American workers and their labor built the United States of America. 

February 22, 2022 | Press Release | Olivia Golden

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Receives Historic Donation

Release announcing an historic donation from philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott.

November 17, 2021 | Press Release

Expanded Child Tax Credit Has Improved Overall Financial Stability

Release highlighting new national poll data on the Child Tax Credit.

March 31, 2021 | article | Cameron Johnson

COVID-19 Death Rate in Prisons and the General Population

This data visualization presents the death rate from COVID-19 in every state for those who are incarcerated compared to that of the general population, per 100,000.

March 26, 2021 | Blog Post | Diana Orozco

What We Can Learn from a Universal Basic Income for the Expanded Child Tax Credit

A basic income pilot in Stockton, California provided $500 monthly payments to 125 residents with no strings attached. From improved family wellbeing and financial stability to an increase in full-time employment, these positive impacts hold hope for the refundable Child Tax Credit (CTC). 

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