Sep 25, 2020 | Blog Post | Kisha Bird

Justice is the absence of violence, the presence of healing

We once again are painfully reminded that a system rooted in white supremacy will never bring justice for Black lives. And we can no longer expect it to. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to demand justice for Breonna Taylor and the countless other Black lives lost to state-sanctioned genocide.

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Apr 4, 2013 | Blog Post | CLASP

The Golden Opportunity of Adult Education Reform

Across the country, more and more states are changing adult education policy to provide students the education they need to become employed and economically successful in an increasingly knowledge-based economy

Apr 3, 2013 | Blog Post | Christine Johnson-Staub

States Strengthen Work Support Strategies in First Year of Initiative

States involved in the Work Support Strategies (WSS) project are making administrative and programmatic decisions that help families more easily acquire benefits for which they're eligible.

Mar 29, 2013 | Blog Post | CLASP

What Do You Do if You're Poor and Disabled?

National Public Radio (NPR) ran a series about federal disability programs that largely reinforce myths and stereotypes about the programs and the people who access them.

Mar 29, 2013 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

TANF and SSI: The Rest of the Story

This American Life reported on contractors who are paid by states or counties to assist individuals receiving TANF benefits in applying for SNAP.

Mar 21, 2013 | Blog Post | CLASP

Providence's Early Childhood Initiative Wins Big for Its Focus on Early Language Development

Providence, Rhode Island is working to ensure caregivers understand just how important a young child's early language development is, and how they can best support it, through their new early childhood initiative, Providence Talks.

Mar 18, 2013 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Follow the Money...or What Federal Budget Proposals Say about Our Priorities

Senate Democrats and House Republicans moved forward on budget resolutions that offer visions of the role of the federal government and our nations’ priorities. Both set targets for federal spending and revenues in fiscal years 2014 and beyond, but they would move the nation in dramatically different directions. 

Mar 15, 2013 | Blog Post | CLASP

Can Technology Push Workers over a Workplace Cliff?

By Rachel Disselkamp

Introduction from Jodie Levin-Epstein, Deputy Director at CLASP:

Mar 13, 2013 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

SNAP, Medicaid Block Grants Would Weaken the Already-Fragile Safety Net

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has put forward a budget proposal that calls for block granting of both Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).

Mar 13, 2013 | Blog Post | CLASP

Portland Wins Sick Days and Everybody Benefits

By Jodie Levin-Epstein

The Portland City Council, on March 13, 2013, approved a bill establishing a minimum number of sick days for workers throughout the city. Portland now joins other jurisdictions around the nation (San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C. and Connecticut) in establishing sick days laws.

Mar 13, 2013 | Blog Post | CLASP

Using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) with Dual Language Learners

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) is a validated classroom assessment tool that measures and provides data on the quality of teacher-child interactions.

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