How States Can Build on the ACA To Improve Affordability and Lower Health Care Costs
The American Rescue Plan gives states additional flexibility to expand health coverage.
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The Clean Economy Revolution Will Be Unionized
State and local progress can inform federal action to support high-quality, union jobs building the clean economy.
Closing Advanced Coursework Equity Gaps for All Students
Even in high schools with similar levels of access to advanced coursework, Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students are less likely to be enrolled in advanced courses—and even when they are enrolled, they experience less success in these courses than their peers.
The Funnel To Passing AP Exams
This interactive uses data from the U.S. Department of Education to estimate how many students, overall and disaggregated, enroll in AP courses, take AP tests, and pass AP tests.
Building Infrastructure That Supports Opportunity, Equity, and Sustainability
Generating a robust economic recovery that facilitates inclusive prosperity, redresses past harms, and advances national climate goals will require reforming federal infrastructure programs, which were not originally designed to meet these objectives.
Resources From the State House to the White House: Progress on Climate, Justice, and Jobs
State, local, and tribal leadership is laying a road map for federal action on climate, good jobs, and justice.
STATEMENT: Reinstatement of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Is an Important Step Toward Ending Housing Discrimination
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued an interim final Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, based on a 2015 rule first issued by the Obama administration. Following the posting of the rule, Lily Roberts, managing director for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:...
A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty
Bipartisan momentum for clean slate and fair chance licensing policies—which remove barriers to economic opportunity for people facing the stigma of a criminal record—has grown significantly in the states in recent years.
Only Half of U.S. States Have Active Worksharing Programs
Half of U.S. states are missing out on an opportunity to maintain connections between employers and workers during economic downturns.
States’ Essential Health Benefits Coverage Could Advance Maternal Health Equity
State benchmark plans vary in their coverage of necessary maternal health services.
Help Is Here Weekly Roundup: How the American Rescue Plan Benefits State and Local Governments
See CAP Action’s weekly roundup of local stories and social media highlights from elected officials across the United States on how the American Rescue Plan is benefiting their communities.
Learning From California’s Ambitious Climate Policy
The Biden-Harris administration can learn from California’s science-based, whole-of-government approach to climate policy, which has reduced harmful emissions, prioritized environmental justice, and built partnerships across the state.
Building on the ACA: Administrative Actions to Improve Maternal Health
The United States’ maternal health crisis demands federal and state action to improve coverage, the delivery of care, and pregnancy outcomes. The cost of inaction will almost certainly be dire.
STATEMENT: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Illustrates New Mexico’s Continued National Leadership in Prioritizing Early Childhood Education
Washington, D.C. — Last year, New Mexico established the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD), making it the fourth state in the country to create a state agency dedicated to the education and care of young children. Last week, the New Mexico Legislature approved a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that would create a...
Fact Sheet: The Importance of Sports Participation for Transgender Youth
Transgender students deserve full and equal access to the benefits of school sports participation.