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Working at home: what will the long-term effects of the pandemic be?

2022-10-21T16:43:08-04:00

by Robert B. Noland, Hannah Younes, Wenwen Zhang It has now been over two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began and many people were forced to start working at home. While the initial phases of the pandemic led to forced business closures and working at home, the restrictions put in place in New Jersey were [...]

Working at home: what will the long-term effects of the pandemic be?2022-10-21T16:43:08-04:00

College and University Administrators’ Perceptions of the CCOG and GSG

2022-10-21T16:42:31-04:00

by Elisabeth Kim, PhD, Bernard Lombardi, PhD, and Robyn Ince, Ed.M. The Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC) and the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies at Rutgers University-Newark are working in partnership with the New Jersey State Policy Lab to explore the implementation and impact of Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) and Garden [...]

College and University Administrators’ Perceptions of the CCOG and GSG2022-10-21T16:42:31-04:00

Report Release: Equal Access to STEM Pathways? A Closer Look at Science Course-taking Trends in New Jersey’s High Schools

2023-09-19T13:50:58-04:00

By Vandeen Campbell. New Jersey students in high schools segregated by both race and poverty tend not to take advanced science courses.  Only about one-quarter (25%) of high school freshmen in schools segregated by both race [...]

Report Release: Equal Access to STEM Pathways? A Closer Look at Science Course-taking Trends in New Jersey’s High Schools2023-09-19T13:50:58-04:00

Fee-For-Service and Behavioral Health Organizations: Reimbursement for Behavioral Health Services in New Jersey

2022-10-21T16:41:32-04:00

by Nduka Vernon M.D., M.P.H In New Jersey, most behavioral health services for Medicaid patients are reimbursed by NJ FamilyCare–New Jersey’s Medicaid.  NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid reimbursement for a myriad of behavioral health services is enabled through the Medicaid State Plan and the NJ Comprehensive 1115 Medicaid waiver, enacted in 2012. This category of waivers allows states [...]

Fee-For-Service and Behavioral Health Organizations: Reimbursement for Behavioral Health Services in New Jersey2022-10-21T16:41:32-04:00

Stuart Shapiro discusses West Virginia v. EPA on FedScoop podcast

2022-08-04T16:04:07-04:00

Principal Investigator Stuart Shapiro was a guest expert on the latest FedScoop podcast from Gov Actually (Episode 57) titled “The Supreme Court’s Impact on Federal Regulations,” on July 21, 2022.

Stuart Shapiro discusses West Virginia v. EPA on FedScoop podcast2022-08-04T16:04:07-04:00

Expanding telework beyond pandemics: Potential benefits and challenges for the New Jersey Telework Pilot Program

2022-10-21T16:41:22-04:00

by Jinah Yoo (PhD student), Leonor Camarena, PhD, and Federica Fusi, PhD The growing demands for workplace flexibility coupled with technological advancements have made telework a key element of flexible work arrangements with public organizations. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic sped up the proliferation of telework due to pressures for working-from-home options to contain the spread [...]

Expanding telework beyond pandemics: Potential benefits and challenges for the New Jersey Telework Pilot Program2022-10-21T16:41:22-04:00

Report Release: New Jersey’s Childcare Landscape During COVID-19: A Slow and Uneven Recovery

2023-09-19T13:49:49-04:00

By Sarah Small and Debra Lancaster. Many New Jersey parents felt the sting of reduced childcare access during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the childcare landscape has not made a recovery [...]

Report Release: New Jersey’s Childcare Landscape During COVID-19: A Slow and Uneven Recovery2023-09-19T13:49:49-04:00

Stepping away from the Edge: Blue Acres, Buyouts, and Managed Retreat

2022-10-21T16:40:55-04:00

by Kathyrn Balitsos and Garin Bulger As sea levels and flood waters rise, the necessity of a managed retreat in an increasing number of areas becomes ever more evident. Managed retreat is the process of deliberately moving away from places that are no longer safe to remain due to various environmental factors, most often flooding. [...]

Stepping away from the Edge: Blue Acres, Buyouts, and Managed Retreat2022-10-21T16:40:55-04:00

Housing Affordability in New Jersey, 2010-2020

2022-10-21T16:45:32-04:00

by Maia de la Calle. Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON™) Housing affordability and ownership accessibility The main expense incurred by New Jersey’s residents is shelter or housing.  As of 2019, New Jersey ranked third in the country for median monthly housing costs, after California and Hawaii.[1] In that same year, the median gross rent for [...]

Housing Affordability in New Jersey, 2010-20202022-10-21T16:45:32-04:00

What Types of New Jersey Municipalities Allow Cannabis-Related Businesses?

2022-10-21T16:40:35-04:00

by Michael S. Hayes, Ph.D., Rutgers University-Camden During the Election of 2020, New Jersey citizens voted to legalize the consumption, production, and distribution of cannabis products. While New Jersey municipalities cannot prevent citizens from possessing or consuming cannabis products, they do have the power to regulate and ban cannabis-related businesses in their own jurisdictions. By [...]

What Types of New Jersey Municipalities Allow Cannabis-Related Businesses?2022-10-21T16:40:35-04:00
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