New Jersey State Policy Lab 2025 Annual Report

In celebration of our fourth anniversary, we are excited to announce the release of our first annual report, available to read and download today.

New Jersey Promising Practices

Researchers interviewed 52 public schools across the Garden State to identify promising and innovative practices that educators believe contributed to improved learning outcomes.

Higher Education in New Jersey

This new report from the New Jersey State Policy Lab aims to assess how the Garden State has progressed toward its higher education goals.

New Jersey Releases Wealth Disparity Task Force Report

Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way announced the release of a new report examining both the causes of and remedies for addressing longstanding wealth disparities that affect Black and Latino New Jerseyans.

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Digital Equity

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Housing

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Transportation

Transportation

Women & Children

Women & Children

Our Mission

The goal of the New Jersey Policy Lab is to conduct rigorous evidence-based research to improve the quality of data used by state policy experts in designing, implementing, and evaluating state policies and programs that address the needs of New Jersey communities. The New Jersey Policy Lab will leverage a robust network of collaborators to craft innovative and equitable public policy solutions that are sensitive to the needs of our state’s diverse population.

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State & Local Government

About Us

The New Jersey State Policy Lab assists the State of New Jersey and its many communities in the design, implementation, and evaluation of state policies and programs by conducting rigorous evidence-based research that considers equity, efficiency, and efficacy of public policies and programs in holistic and innovative ways.

Publications

The New Jersey State Policy Lab regularly solicits proposals for policy analysis from scholars throughout the Garden State, evaluates and selects proposals for funding, and then works with project leaders to publish blogs throughout their research process along with a final report in conclusion of their findings.