In a surprise burst of bipartisanship in late 2023, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced legislation reauthorizing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Unfortunately, the compromise bill does little to re-balance our employer-dominated workforce development system or help workers navigate a…
The federal budget plays a critical role in our government. It determines how much money the government can spend and where resources are allocated. Watch SEAP, CLASP, CPCC, and ProsperUS host a webinar discussing appropriations, federal-state-local budget connections, and the impact on essential programs, featuring…
CLASP Senior Policy Analyst, Tiffany Ferrette gave a keynote address at the Las Vegas My Brother’s Keeper Alliance in partnership with the Children’s Advocacy Alliance of Nevada on January 11, 2024. Tiffany’s address, titled ‘Persistence: How ours and their define the future,’ discussed the importance of equity to…
With Indi Dutta-Gupta, CLASP Executive Director, Indi Dutta-Gupta, will speak at the Society for Social Work and Research to discuss current events as they relate to social work research. >>Find out more
On December 9, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette spoke on a panel titled “Expanding Access to Child Care” at the 2023 Council of State Governments conference. Tiffany provided an overview of the current national child care landscape, state priorities and advancements, and the importance of child care and…
On December 1, Rachel Wilensky and Alycia Hardy presented on “Inequitable Access to Child Care: What it Looks Like and What can be Done About It,” at the 2023 BUILD Conference in Los Angeles, California. The session included a preview of new state level demographic…
On November 30, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette held two consultation sessions at the 2023 BUILD Initiative Conference. Her session, “All things State: Policy, Implementation, and Racial Equity to Improve Child Care and Early Education Systems,” included the chance for participants to have a one-on-one consultation with…
On November 29, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette, Alycia Hardy, and Alyssa Fortner presented at the 2023 BUILD Initiative Conference in Los Angeles, California. Their session, “Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care,” shared a title with their February 2023 report. Participants…
Many policy components impact equity, but decisions such as the type of workers covered under the program and how workers become eligible for it are crucial first steps to designing a paid family leave program that is accessible for all working families. In this session,…
By Clarence Okoh: In this panel presentation, members of the NOTICE Coalition (“No Tech Criminalization in Education”) provide an overview of how controversial police surveillance technologies are entering schools nationwide, enabling a new digital rendering of the school-to-prison pipeline. The presentation also featured an interactive…