The term “family definition” refers to the set of loved ones for whom a worker can care under a particular law. Paid family and medical leave and paid sick time laws typically include at least a ...

Women continue to be held back in the economy and consequently face economic insecurity throughout their lives. For instance, since the end of the 20th century, the rate of progress on closing the ...

Providing Affordable, Accessible, and High-Quality Child Care Sustainable public investment in the child care sector is critical to advancing women’s economic security, particularly by boosting ...

The positions of American Progress, and our policy experts, are independent, and the findings and conclusions presented are those of American Progress alone. American Progress would like to ...

A plan to reestablish a foothold on key LGBTQI+ issues and find our way forward toward an inclusive future.

Advancing Economic Security for People With Disabilities In order to advance economic security for people with disabilities, policymakers must level the playing field for disabled workers while also ...

Health coverage is key to accessing health care and preventive services. The Center for American Progress has long researched, developed, and advocated for policies that expand health coverage, ...

Education, K-12 The Center for American Progress is committed to developing policies for a new education agenda that is rooted in the idea of opportunity for all, with equity in access at the center.

Americans’ trust in government—and their faith in democracy overall—remain at very low levels. In part, this lack of confidence results from the unavoidable fact that many government institutions are ...

Voting is a fundamental right for all American citizens, but many politicians want to silence us by implementing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This act would force every single ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) stands to be one of the most transformative technological advancements of our time, poised to reshape nearly every aspect of our lives. From the economy and public ...

CAP Submits Comment Opposing Proposed Elimination of Significant Disproportionality Reporting Under IDEA The Center for American Progress submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of Education ...