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January 30, 2025 | Report/Brief | Christian Collins

Threats to the Department of Education: Private Equity Replacing Public Funding

This brief details the threat that the new administration poses to the federal Department of Education and its impact on post-secondary institutions.

July 25, 2024 | Report/Brief | Christian Collins

Fixing Student Debt and Finding a Pathway to Good Jobs

The Biden-Harris Administration's student debt relief efforts aim to alleviate the burden on borrowers, particularly those from marginalized communities.

December 13, 2022 | Fact Sheet

Paving a Pathway to Prosperity: Young Adults

Expanding EITC for Young Adults  The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) temporarily expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) eligibility for the 2021 tax year to young workers (19-24) who don’t have dependent children and increased the maximum credit from $542 to $1,502.  This EITC expansion…

December 13, 2022 | Fact Sheet

Paving a Pathway to Prosperity: Working People

Providing Income to Unemployed Workers  Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance—enacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—helped people unable to work due to the pandemic. This included self-employed workers, those seeking part-time employment, or people who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for regular unemployment benefits.…

October 27, 2021 | Fact Sheet | J Geiman

Promoting Equity for Undocumented Students in Postsecondary Education

This fact sheet explains why and how undocumented and immigrant youth should have equitable access to an affordable, high-quality postsecondary education.

January 7, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Asha Banerjee

Ten Reasons to Cancel Student Loan Debt

In this fact sheet, Asha Banerjee argues why student debt cancellation must be a federal priority for the new administration in 2021. She additionally lays out how it is a racial and economic justice issue.

July 17, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Rosa M. García

CLASP Public Comments Opposing Interim Final Rule on Eligibility of Higher Education Students for CARES Act Funding

In response to the Education Department's interim final rule precluding DACA, TPS, and DED recipients and undocumented students from CARES ACT funding, CLASP submitted comments opposing it in its entirety and urging the department to promptly withdraw it.

April 8, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Rosa M. García

COVID-19 Postsecondary Education Requests for Fourth Economic Stimulus Package

This letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House Education and Labor Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee details CLASP's postsecondary education requests in any additional round of coronavirus-related stimulus funding.

September 25, 2019 | Fact Sheet

SNAP Student Loan Guidance Memo

Today, more students work, have family obligations, or attend classes part-time. That’s why many students require broader and more robust financial supports to help ensure their success in attaining a postsecondary credential. Public benefit programs, like SNAP can support students’ basic needs, especially since food…

July 9, 2019 | Report/Brief

Leveraging Public Benefits to Improve States’ Postsecondary Access and Completion

This report explains how students with low incomes can access public benefits and how states can better support them.

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