Immigrant children experience more negative outcomes than native-born children, but recent studies have shown how increasing access to early childhood programs and providing meaningful family engagement opportunities can decrease the achievement gap.

CLASP commends the Obama Administration and the departments for their leadership and commitment to career pathways and was pleased to submit a response to the RFI.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that workers without paid sick days are at high risk of spreading illness. Infected food workers can expose many customers and coworkers to illnesses such as Norovirus.

CLASP was featured in "New Volume on Sector Strategies" by the Aspen Institute. CLASP experts contributed a chapter to the volume, which focuses on the role of community colleges in the sector strategies and career pathways movement.

A report from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) highlights the significant obstacles immigrant and refugee populations face as they try to engage in their children’s education.

For millions of American children, summer can mean losing access to the regular meals that they have during the school year.

MDRC has released a brief providing more details about their pilot to test an expanded Earned Income Tax credit (EITC) in New York.

Despite opportunities for advancing school readiness and child well-being, children of immigrants are less likely than children of U.S.-born citizens to access early education programs. An Urban Institute report confirms that states and local communities can improve access to preschool by using intentional outreach and enrollment strategies…

President Obama, in his most recent State of the Union address, predicted that fighting inequality would be the “defining project of our generation.”

By Lauren French