The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong ...

Nearly 600,000 DACA recipients live across the United States, raise 300,000 U.S.-citizen children, and pay $9.4 billion in taxes each year. DACA recipients and immigrant rights leaders meet with ...

Expanding access to and acceptance of identification cards and driver’s licenses for unauthorized immigrants would bring broad societal benefits. A woman holds her son as she waits in line to ...

Workforce Development State Strategies: A 50-State Scan of Best Practices From Recent Action Report October 31, 2024 Workforce Development State Strategies: A 50-State Scan of Best Practices From ...

Melissa Boteach, Vice President of the Poverty to Prosperity Program, testified before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, November 17, 2015. Melissa Boteach ...

The Center for American Progress announced today that Marshall Fitz has been named Vice President for Immigration Policy. Fitz will direct CAP’s immigration team, a position previously held by ...

Build a strong transition from ECE to K-12 Although The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees federal early care and learning programs, and the U.S. Department of Education ...

Globally, the K-12 education system in the United States stands out because of its universal access and affordability. Despite the varying options available to families, such as private schools ...

A thriving education system is essential for the strength of the United States. Education supports the country’s national security, global competitiveness, and democracy. In 1957, when the ...

Project 2025 would directly harm disabled people by removing basic civil rights protections and making it harder for these individuals to access necessary resources and services. A group of people ...

Robust public investments can lift the weight of the child care affordability crisis off the safety net’s shoulders. Among impoverished families who have children under age 6 and who pay for ...

Enhanced premium tax credits are helping narrow racial gaps in the coverage rates of self-employed workers America’s self-employed population is becoming increasingly diverse. From 2017 through ...