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May 6, 2025 | Report/Brief | Alyssa Fortner

Child Care and Development Fund Participation in 2022

By Alyssa Fortner Child care enables parents and caregivers to participate in the workforce, attend school and training programs, and take care of other responsibilities while their children are cared for in safe and stable early education programs. Despite its value, child care has historically…

April 29, 2025 | Report/Brief | Alyssa Fortner

Child Care and Development Fund Participation in 2021

By Alyssa Fortner Child care enables parents and caregivers to participate in the workforce, attend school and training programs, and take care of other responsibilities while their children are cared for in safe and stable early education programs. Despite its value, child care has historically…

April 23, 2025 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

Medicaid Financing: Dangers of Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Summary and Full Report

Any discussion about strengthening Medicaid should build on this current successful foundation rather than threatening states' financial stability—and patients' health and well-being—with drastic changes to the program's financing and structure.

April 16, 2025 | Report/Brief

Safe Leave Documentation & Confidentiality Rules

Today, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announces the release of “Safe Leave Documentation and Confidentiality Rules.” This new resource is the second product of the safe leave working group, of which CLASP is a proud member. The document is a resource for policymakers,…

April 2, 2025 | Report/Brief | Priya Pandey

A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs

This guide explains how early childhood providers can create "safe space" policies to protect immigrant families in their programs.

March 31, 2025 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

TANF 101: Block Grant

This brief, part of the TANF 101 series, explains the fixed block grant awarded to states under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

February 11, 2025 | Report/Brief | Nat Baldino

Young Workers Speak Out: New Perspectives on The Need for Paid Leave

This report finds that youth in America, especially in regions like the South that have high populations of young Black and Brown people, desperately need policies that provide adequate and accessible paid leave from employment.

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.

December 9, 2024 | Report/Brief | Nat Baldino

Collaboration in Action: Reflections from the 2024 CLASP/FV@W Paid Leave Convening

Fourteen states, including D.C., have paid leave laws, supporting millions of workers. CLASP and FV@W hosted a 2024 convening of 100+ stakeholders to share key insights.

November 19, 2024 | Report/Brief | Lorena Roque

A Framework for the Gig Economy: Why We Must Protect Workers & Hold Corporations Accountable

App-based workers deserve fair pay and predictable schedules. CLASP's newest publication provides a framework for policymakers to use when determining how to best improve working conditions and boost our economy.

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