How might the U.S. economy be faring in an alternative history where the Trump administration’s most significant economic policies were never enacted? New CAP analysis finds that Trump's agenda has generated slower growth, fewer jobs, and faster inflation. https://ampr.gs/4vy3Ymt
A webinar promotional flyer titled "STRENGTHENING THE TEACHER PIPELINE FROM PREPARATION TO PRACTICE." The flyer is presented by the Educating All Learners Alliance, Pathways Alliance, and CAP.
Join CAP on May 6th at 11 am ET for a conversation with leaders from the Pathways Alliance and @educateall.bsky.social as we explore a more sustainable path forward for educators. https://bit.ly/4dQiAr6
ICYMI our community colleges webinar was recorded and available on the CAP website:
The federal policy landscape for higher education has never been more complicated and urgent.
Tune in to this @americanprogress.bsky.social event this Wed., April 15 from 11-12 PM ET to see how these changes are likely to impact community colleges.
An event flyer for a virtual briefing hosted by the Center for American Progress. Event Title: Virtual briefing: Federal and State Policy Outlook for Community Colleges Description: Explore how community colleges are adapting to new federal and state policies and what frameworks can best support student success. Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET The flyer features headshots and professional titles for five individuals: Madison Weiss (Moderator): Senior Policy Analyst, Higher Education, Center for American Progress. Jonathan Elkin (Panelist): Director of Government Relations, Association of Community College Trustees. Kathryn Gimborys (Panelist): Manager of Government Relations, American Association of Community College Colleges. Veronica Goodman (Panelist): Senior Director, Workforce Development Policy, Center for American Progress. Morgan Polk (Panelist): Senior Policy Analyst, Center on Education & Labor, New America.
Join CAP and the Community Colleges Coalition on April 15th to explore how community colleges are adapting to new federal and state policies and what frameworks can best support their continued success. https://ampr.gs/4stfcGi
Looking forward to this webinar next week on community colleges!
Join @americanprogress.bsky.social .social for a discussion about the federal and state policy outlook for community colleges next Wed, April 15th. Panelists will discuss affordability, workforce alignment, & apprenticeship legislation.
Register here ⬇️
www.americanprogress.org/events/feder...
New report with Jared Bernstein, chair of former President Biden’s CEA, suggests that if we promoted sectoral bargaining, about 41 million workers would be earning the higher wages and benefits of a union contract—a sharp spike from our current 16 million.
CTE isn’t just coursework, it’s giving students real skills for their futures. The AFT has a variety of content to help educators implement hands-on programs that connect classroom learning to real world career pathway, check out our resources here 👉 sharemylesson.com/blog/cte-car...
It would be cool to have a legislature that acted to defend its own constitutional prerogatives and, maybe as a treat, the interests of the people it represents too.
An infographic featuring a pink-tinted photo of Donald Trump with a raised fist. The text states, "Since Trump took office, blue-collar industries have seen a cumulative 166,000 jobs lost." It further notes that America’s working-class majority received less than a quarter of job growth in the U.S. over the past year.
President Trump claims to be a “champion for the American worker,” yet the first year of his administration resulted in fewer jobs created, slowing wage growth, and rising costs for working-class Americans.
The rise in cellphone use among kids is harming their learning and mental well-being—and some states are limiting or fully banning cellphone use in schools. 📵
so in conclusion, the state of the union is actually very bad because a man who tried to end democracy is using the government to personally enrich himself and his buddies while executing citizens and noncitizens alike
AI's potential to extend human judgment and enable new tasks is transformative yet underexploited. This paper defines pro-worker AI and discusses how to build it, from Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson www.nber.org/papers/w34854
Calling the SAVE Act voter ID is a trick. This bill would force Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person to an election official.
❌ 146 million Americans don’t have a passport
❌ As many as 69 million women don’t have a birth certificate that matches their married name
OBBBA is a tax giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of the poor. Analysis here from @chusak.bsky.social:
www.americanprogress.org/article/7-wa...
As Trump talks about the tax cuts for the wealthy that he passed, it seems like a good time to remember that he has personally profited to the tune of $2 billion from his presidency.
Pure corruption, mostly through crypto. #SOTU
www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...
President Trump just said, “We lifted 2.4 million Americans off of food stamps.”
A reminder of what happened to those 2.4 million Americans:
trump says more people are working today than at any point in history, but again the unemployment rate just keeps ticking up and up and up
Trump spinning the jobs numbers in SOTU. In fact, 2025 was the *worst* year for job creation outside of recent recessions in the past 20 years.
Year 1 of the Trump administration has been terrible for the working class—less jobs, slowing wages, and an affordability crisis.
www.americanprogress.org/article/year...
When jobs come up tonight, don’t forget that working class people are struggling to find opportunities in Trump’s economy. Analysis from @kennedyandara.bsky.social and @saraestep.bsky.social here to put it in context:
www.americanprogress.org/article/work...
#trumpslump
Some things that me and my colleagues at @americanprogress.bsky.social are watching for tonight at the SOTU:
- Exaggerated claims about an economy that added only 181K jobs in 2025, the worst non-recession year in the last 20 years
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we are close to go time, and the man who tried to end democracy and whose admin is executing citizens and noncitizens alike is set to talk for perhaps two or more hours.
i have prepped many, many graphs that feel pointless because what does lying about the budget matter when he's executing people?
Watching the #SOTU tonight? Check out this starter pack of CAP experts to follow along:
The Trump administration is unlawfully using interagency agreements to continue its piecemeal dismantling of the Department of Education.
Read new @americanprogress.bsky.social analysis here: www.americanprogress.org/article/movi...
CAP's new report outlines 21 ways state and local policymakers can improve the lives of working people and help achieve a number of goals, including banning practices that undermine worker power. https://ampr.gs/4pxJyXj
The Trump administration has taken another illegal step in its attempt to abolish the U.S. Department of Education by transferring several key offices to other agencies. www.americanprogress.org/article/moving-federal-e...
The Trump administration's move to unlawfully dismantle the Dept. of Education by moving critical programs to other agencies will cause headaches for students, families, schools, and colleges.
Read the new CAP analysis on this below ⬇️
www.americanprogress.org/article/movi...
Don’t miss my new piece for @americanprogress.bsky.social on how the Trump admin’s use of interagency agreements is illegal and meant to further dismantle the Department of Education, creating more bureaucracy, not less, and harming schools and students 👇🏼
www.americanprogress.org/article/movi...
