
Jared C.
Bass
Senior Director
CAP’s Education Department aims to change America’s approach to early childhood, K-12 education, higher education, and lifelong learning by ensuring equitable access to resources, developing community-centered policies, and promoting the ability to participate fully in an inclusive economy built on a strong democracy.
CAP has identified a series of proposals, including a grant program that would increase recruitment and retention of highly qualified educators in schools with the highest teacher turnover, helping ensure equitable access to great teaching in school districts across the country.
CAP has helped shape key child care and preschool policy proposals, many of which are included in the Biden administration’s Build Back Better agenda, and furthered the understanding of child care research, including cost of care, child care deserts, family spending, and workforce participation.
CAP has advocated for investments in higher education, including better supporting community college and part-time students, boosting the Pell Grant for low-income students, investing in minority-serving institutions, and recognizing the importance of robust student advising and wraparound supports.
Major investments of federal funding and sustained coordination are needed to mitigate the impact of nursing shortages and improve the nation’s ability to improve the health care system.
This fact sheet outlines key findings and questions for using performance contracts in federal-state partnerships for higher education.
These state fact sheets provide data on access to affordable child care for families, compensation for child care providers, and economic benefits of increased public investment in early learning.
This fact sheet outlines the details of a proposed grant program that would increase recruitment and retention of highly qualified educators in schools with the highest teacher turnover.
This fact sheet outlines the main goals and provisions of the proposed Public Education Opportunity Grants program.
The Child Care for Working Families Act provides solutions to meet the care needs of all families, including those with disabled children.
Recommendations for how to make the higher education formula in the CARES Act more equitable and drive more dollars to public institutions.
This fact sheet considers accountability-based policy solutions through an equity lens to bring down graduate debt levels.
These fact sheets outline the current state of early learning and opportunities for improvement in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The termination of TPS could have lifelong consequences for children who have family members holding these protections.