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June 29, 2022 | Blog Post | Juan Carlos Gomez

Immigrant Workers Supplying our Food Chain Face Climate Threats, Unmet Needs

Threats to farmworkers, such as fewer worker protections and unsafe working environments, call for new federal policies and investments to protect all workers across the food supply industry, support immigration rights, and transform our agricultural system.

June 22, 2022 | Blog Post | J Geiman

As Pell Grants Turn 50, It’s Time for Change 

As we celebrate 50 years of the Pell Grant, we are at a critical moment to ensure the program meets these changing needs now—and in the decades to come. Here are three of CLASP's key recommendations for the future of the program.

June 17, 2022 | Blog Post | Christian Collins

Why Juneteenth’s Promise Must Include Higher Education Investment for Black Men

This Juneteenth, the annual reflection of this country’s historical mistreatment of Black Americans must consider the impact of white supremacy on higher education policy.

June 15, 2022 | News Clip

‘Boomer’ Dad Learns ‘Why Nobody Wants to Work’ Anymore the Hard Way

"According to the Center for Law and Social Policy, the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on employees working low-wage jobs."

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."

June 9, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

Student-loan forgiveness will help narrow America’s racial wealth gap, new report says, but others call it ‘costly and ineffective’

This article references a CLASP report on student debt crisis for Black borrowers.

May 30, 2022 | News Clip

N.C. Senators Burr, Tillis propose bill to prevent Biden administration from forgiving student loan debt

"According to the Center for Law and Social Policy, canceling student loan debt would advance gender and racial equity, create up to 1.5 million new jobs and have significant intergenerational anti-poverty effects."

May 27, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

5 Ways To Cope With The Stress Of Debt

"According to J Geiman of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Black borrowers are most likely to feel the long-term stress of student debt while obtaining the fewest rewards from higher education."

May 16, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

See the moment this college graduating class found out their loans will be paid off

Student loan debt has a “profound” effect on borrowers, says The Center for Law and Social Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit.

May 6, 2022 | Blog Post

On Mother’s Day, Moms Need Congress to Take Actions to Strengthen Their Families’ Economic Security

Policy solutions that support working mothers and improve the quality of jobs will strengthen women's economic security.

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