JerryParshall Senior Director, Safety and Justice Campaign; Director, State and Local Government Affairs
Alligator River Bridge Reconstruction in North Carolina’s Outer Banks ArticleJan 29, 2024 Alligator River Bridge Reconstruction in North Carolina’s Outer Banks This $110 million grant provides funding for a project to rebuild the 60-year-old Alligator River Bridge in the North Carolina Outer Banks. Jan 29, 2024
Fact Sheet: 3 Trends in K-12 Assessments Across the Country Fact SheetJan 11, 2024 Fact Sheet: 3 Trends in K-12 Assessments Across the Country Reforms of state assessment systems could measure student learning more accurately and effectively, providing educators the information they need to close achievement gaps. Jan 11, 2024 Allie Pearce
Community Violence Intervention: Denise Villamil and Southern California Crossroads VideoJan 3, 2024 Community Violence Intervention: Denise Villamil and Southern California Crossroads Denise Villamil, executive director of Southern California Crossroads, discusses how her own lived experience in a community with fewer opportunities has informed her holistic approach to community violence intervention. Jan 3, 2024 Nick Wilson, Chandler Hall, Matthew Gossage, 4 More Hai-Lam Phan, Madalyn Reagan, Toni Pandolfo, Ala Al Sadi
Related Resources on Child Care and Early Learning ArticleDec 14, 2023 Related Resources on Child Care and Early Learning This webpage offers a list of resources that can help make the case for investments in child care and early learning at the state level. Dec 14, 2023 the CAP Early Childhood Policy Team
How To Expand Access to Affordable, High-Quality Child Care and Preschool ArticleDec 14, 2023 How To Expand Access to Affordable, High-Quality Child Care and Preschool This webpage provides a menu of state policy recommendations and examples of state policies to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care and preschool opportunities. Dec 14, 2023 Anna Lovejoy, Hailey Gibbs
Messaging and Communications To Promote Early Childhood Education ArticleDec 14, 2023 Messaging and Communications To Promote Early Childhood Education This webpage offers guidance on messaging and communications to promote child care and early childhood education in states. Dec 14, 2023 Hailey Gibbs, Anna Lovejoy
Early Childhood Education in U.S. States ArticleDec 14, 2023 Early Childhood Education in U.S. States This toolkit provides information and resources to help state policymakers advocate for increased investments in their state child care and early learning systems. Dec 14, 2023 Anna Lovejoy, Hailey Gibbs
Fast Facts About Paid Leave in Colorado Fact SheetDec 13, 2023 Fast Facts About Paid Leave in Colorado Paid family and medical leave benefits start in Colorado on January 1, 2024. Dec 13, 2023 Molly Weston Williamson
The Biden Administration’s Opportunity To Protect the Brooks Range From Unnecessary Mining via Ambler Road ArticleDec 13, 2023 The Biden Administration’s Opportunity To Protect the Brooks Range From Unnecessary Mining via Ambler Road President Joe Biden has the opportunity to safeguard the ecologically sensitive lands of the Brooks Range in northwest Alaska from the threat of Ambler Road—a destructive path to a speculative mine that local communities have loudly opposed. Dec 13, 2023 Sam Zeno
Threats From Political Minority Rule in Wisconsin and North Carolina ReportDec 7, 2023 Threats From Political Minority Rule in Wisconsin and North Carolina Partisan legislators in Wisconsin and North Carolina are aggressively erecting anti-democracy barriers to lock out a growing political majority and hinder America’s progress. Dec 7, 2023 Michael Sozan
Is Alaska the Secret to Saving American Democracy? Past EventNov 19, 2023 Is Alaska the Secret to Saving American Democracy? How Electoral System Reform Can Reduce Polarization, Increase Voters’ Choices, and Incentivize Bipartisan Policymaking Nov 19, 2023 State Sen. Cathy Giessel, State Rep. Calvin Schrage, State Rep. Genevieve Mina, 1 More Rebecca Mears
Detroit Mobility and Innovation Corridor ArticleNov 16, 2023 Detroit Mobility and Innovation Corridor This grant provides funding for a project to modernize and update safety features on Michigan Avenue, one of the most important downtown transportation corridors in Detroit, Michigan. Nov 16, 2023
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Restoring Social Trust in Democracy Restoring Social Trust in Democracy Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.