In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, co-sponsored by Early Learning Nation Magazine, we heard a riveting conversation about early childhood policy — past, present and future. Moderator Michelle Kang of NAEYC opened the session by recognizing the essential yet currently undervalued and undercompensated role that child care and education…
Alycia Hardy, Alyssa Fortner, and Tiffany Ferrette presented to the NC Coalition for Inclusion, Not Expulsions on their brief “Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care” and state and federal recommendations to address harsh disciplinary practices.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a crushing recession that threw millions of workers into joblessness. Unemployment rose higher in three months of COVID-19 than it did in two years of the Great Recession. However, driven by historic public investments, the economy has rebounded faster and…
On August 22, Tiffany co-presented with advocates from Parent Voices California to discuss a federal overview of child care copayments for families, and recent updates in the proposed rules from the Administration for Children and Families (HHS). Tiffany also shared CLASP’s role in supporting states…
On July 26, 2023, CLASP hosted a webinar titled “Questioning the Role of the Medical Industrial Complex.” This is part of a quarterly learning series focused on decolonizing mental health care. Watch a recording of the webinar here:
On April 4 and 5, 2023, The Utah Office of Substance Use and Mental Health, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, UTAH (NAMI Utah) hosted the first-ever Youth-in-Transition Policy Summit. The summit highlighted five policies focused…
On May 2, Indi Dutta-Gupta will speak on a plenary panel focused on postsecondary policy at National Skills Coalition’s 2023 Skills Summit in Washington, D.C.
On April 27, Indi Dutta-Gupta will speak at a webinar titled “5 Year Bar: What It Is and Why It Must Be Removed” hosted by the Protecting Immigrant Families coalition.
On April 26, Alejandra Londono-Gomez will speak at the Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Program about challenges in the state’s child care scholarship and how we can improve the child care subsidy program in Maryland and beyond.