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February 29, 2024 | Report/Brief | India Heckstall

Opportunities and Obstacles: A Close Look at the Stronger Workforce for America Act

This brief highlights ASWA's shortcomings and offers groundbreaking solutions to enhance WIOA, paving the way for a more inclusive and worker-centered workforce development system. 

August 24, 2022 | Report/Brief | Emily Andrews

House WIOA Reauthorization Makes Important Strides, but Additional Improvements Needed

This brief describes some of the critical updates the House bill makes to WIOA. It also offers CLASP's recommendations for Congress to build toward a workforce system that empowers workers and helps create broadly shared prosperity.

May 19, 2022 | Report/Brief | Kathy Tran

How House-Passed WIOA Reauthorization Would Change Youth Programs

This brief outlines key changes to current law in the House WIOA bill for youth workforce programs that was passed on May 17, 2022.

April 19, 2022 | Report/Brief | Sapna Mehta

Updating WIOA to Empower Workers and Create Shared Prosperity

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is the federal legislation governing the public workforce system—and it is up for reauthorization for the first time since 2014. As Congress considers reauthorization, CLASP recommends focusing on five priorities to help people secure better jobs.

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 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.

October 15, 2018 | Fact Sheet

Workforce System not Funded or Structured to Help Medicaid Recipients Keep Health Care

This fact sheet shows how the programs funded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the nation’s primary investment in workforce development, are neither funded nor structured to accommodate the sharply increased need created by proposed Medicaid work requirements.

August 3, 2018 | Blog Post

Career Pathways featured in National Adult Education Journal

The Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) released a special edition of the COABE journal featuring research and perspectives on career pathways. 

July 27, 2018 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP comments to California on WIOA Performance Guidance

CLASP submitted comments to California on WIOA Performance Guidance

June 27, 2018 | Blog Post

Senate CTE Bill: Modest Improvements for Low-Income Students, Students of Color

The Senate HELP Committee passed the Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act for the 21st Century. The bill would help low-income people access opportunity.

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