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Parker Gilkesson was a contributor to TIME Magazine's "40 Ways to Build a More Equitable America" feature.
Hannah Matthews discussed child care and early education and the American Families Plan on this episode.
Molly Bashay was interviewed about the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on labor and automation.
"According to the Center for Law and Social Policy, one in six jobs have been lost in child care during the pandemic."
Hannah Matthews spoke on C-SPAN about child care, education, and labor proposals in President Biden’s American Families Plan.
“Lifting the ban on safety net supports reduces material hardship for formerly incarcerated people, who are exceedingly paid low earnings and face high rates of unemployment due to factors such as discrimination in hiring,” CLASP’s Darrel Thompson and Ashley Burnside wrote in a policy brief this year.
“We are now seeing unprecedented support across the board, and lawmakers are beginning to see child care as the public good that it has always been,” said Alycia Hardy.
A CLASP report on child care relief funding in the American Rescue Plan was mentioned in this article.
Stephanie Schmit was quoted in this article about the reintroduced Child Care for Working Families Act.
A CLASP report about college students and SNAP was featured in this weekly round-up.