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May 9, 2024 | Report/Brief | Juliana Zhou

High Quality Race & Ethnicity Data are Essential for Achieving Health Equity

There are persistent health inequities in the United States, particularly regarding race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, LGBTQ+ identity, and more. This report discusses the evolution of data collection standards, notably the updates to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15) by the OMB.

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 28, 2023 | Report/Brief | Tiffany Ferrette

Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care

This brief outlines the history of inequitable disciplinary practices in child care and early education—and in the context of American society more generally.

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.

November 29, 2022 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

State Opportunities to Provide Health Care Coverage for Child Care Professionals

Like other workers with low incomes, child care workers often lack access to affordable coverage options. States have policy options available to ensure affordable health coverage for low-income workers, including child care professionals.

October 28, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Testimony for Mississippi State Legislative Hearing on TANF

On October 18, 2022, Deputy Executive Director of Policy Elizabeth Lower-Basch provided testimony to Mississippi’s State Legislature on potential reforms to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

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.  

October 3, 2022 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP’s Request for Information on Equitable Data

CLASP highlights the importance of widening the scope of approaches and tools used to collect data about issues.

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.

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