As ICE activities continue to impact communities and more children face the loss of a parent to deportation, it’s important to remember that policymakers across party lines have taken steps in the past to mitigate the harm of immigration enforcement on children.
Untreated maternal depression prevents parents from supporting their children’s growth, endangers children’s safety and development, and impedes families from escaping poverty. Effective treatments exist, but low-income moms struggle to get care.
Pell is the largest source of federal financial support for postsecondary education for students who demonstrate the greatest need. In addition to economic constraints, Pell Grant recipients are often caring for dependents, returning to school to build their skills, and/or working while enrolled. These students…
After Maryland legislators passed the Healthy Working Families Act in both chambers earlier this year, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed the bill yesterday, preventing 750,000 Maryland workers from gaining the right to earn paid sick time. Had Hogan signed the bill, workers would have gotten this protection on…
The New York City Council has passed some of the country's strongest labor protections, guaranteeing access to fair schedules for thousands of workers in the nation’s largest city.
The Trump Administration's proposed budget would jeopardize the fundamental role of the department of education to promote access to high-quality, equitable educational opportunities—especially for low-income students and youth.
Many states have high interest in coordinating Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), but progress has been slow, according to new research from CLASP.
Schools across the US have been "lunch shaming" students who don't have enough money for school meals. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a potential way to address this issue.
President Trump’s FY 2018 budget proposes drastic cuts to employment, education, and training services that enable low-income youth and adults to improve skills and succeed in the workforce.
President Trump has proposed a paid family leave program that leaves out millions of workers and undermines our unemployment insurance system. The proposal comes in the same budget that slashes our country’s safety net programs, which help low-income families stay employed.
President Trump has released his FY 2018 budget proposal, which is an assault on low-income children and families. The proposal would cut billions of dollars from health, human services, nutrition, and education—redirecting those funds as tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy. While giving lip…
