The New Jersey State Policy Lab and Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies at Rutgers University launched the New Jersey Promising Practices Project in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Education to bolster K-12 student learning outcomes. The Department of Education developed the project after most New Jersey schools experienced declines in learning [...]

The Roselle school district shared that one of their public schools had been selected among 52 schools in NJ for the Promising Practices Project, an education policy research project in coordination with the NJ Department of Education, the NJSPL, and the Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies.

Cannabis Bill to Regulate Hemp Sales Awaits Murphy’s Signature - Lawmakers approved on June 28 S3235, a bill which would place intoxicating hemp products under the regulatory purview of the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. The legislation aims to restrict minors’ access to hemp products containing enough THC to cause intoxication. However, critics say the bill would [...]

By Clinton J. Andrews, Leigh Ann von Hagen, Robert Noland, Hannah Younes, Wenwen Zhang, Jie Gong, Dimitris Metaxas, Desheng Zhang Electric scooters have been widely visible on our streets only since 2018. They are part of a wave of “low-speed, electric” micromobility innovations including shared bicycles, individual electric bikes, hoverboards, and electric wheelchairs that are [...]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab’s third annual summer internship program is now open and accepting applications for undergraduate and graduate students until March 22nd. The Policy Lab is seeking a diverse pool of candidates (e.g., racial/ethnic group, socioeconomic status, military service, age, gender/identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, etc.) for a paid, 10-week internship [...]

By Maia Hill.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey students are still experiencing poor state test score results. In the first post-pandemic statewide assessment test (the 2021-2022 academic school year) [...]