Wayne’s Packanack Elementary School Recognized As One of Top Schools in NJ for Post-Pandemic Academic Recovery

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/waynes-packanack-elementary-school-recognized-as-one-of-top-schools-in-nj-for-post-pandemic-academic-recovery/

Berkeley School Picked For Post-COVID Learning Study

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/berkeley-school-picked-for-post-covid-learning-study/

Galloway School Picked For Post-COVID Learning Study

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/galloway-school-picked-for-post-covid-learning-study/

Rutgers Partners With Department of Education to Improve K-12 Learning Outcomes

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/the-new-jersey-promising-practices-project-examines-positive-outlier-schools-to-develop-a-model-other-schools-may-emulate/

Rutgers Partners with Department of Education to Improve K-12 Learning Outcomes

August 13, 2024 | NJSPL Announcements

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...

Rutgers Partners with Department of Education to Improve K-12 Learning Outcomes

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/rutgers-partners-with-department-of-education-to-improve-k-12-learning-outcomes-3/

Princeton Charter School Selected for Statewide ‘Promising Practices’ Study

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/princeton-charter-school-selected-for-statewide-promising-practices-study/

Newark’s University High School Among 52 Schools Recognized for Innovative Learning Practices in Post-Pandemic Era

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/newarks-university-high-school-among-52-schools-recognized-for-innovative-learning-practices-in-post-pandemic-era/

Roselle Elementary School Participating In Research Initiative

August 12, 2024 | In the News

Orange Public Schools Selected for Research Initiative About Student Learning

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/orange-public-schools-selected-for-research-initiative-about-student-learning/

NJ Asks Newark School To Share Secrets Of Post-COVID Success

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/nj-asks-newark-school-to-share-secrets-of-post-covid-success/

Rutgers Partners with Department of Education to Improve K-12 Learning Outcomes

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/rutgers-partners-with-department-of-education-to-improve-k-12-learning-outcomes/

New Law Imposes Fines on Employers Threatening Employees on Immigration Status – NJ State Policy Updates

August 12, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates

Education NJ Eyes Reforms for School District Evaluation Metrics – The state Department of Education (DOE) has proposed changes to the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC), an evaluation of school district effectiveness administered every...

Court Rules Municipalities May Not Age-Restrict Homeownership – NJ State Policy Updates

August 5, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates

Environment  Federal Court Vacates Approval of Pipeline Expansion Project – In a unanimous July 30 decision, a federal appeals court blocked a controversial natural gas infrastructure project, the Regional Energy Access Expansion. The project aimed to increase...

How does New Jersey benefit from tax incentives given to film, TV and AI industries?

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/how-does-new-jersey-benefit-from-tax-incentives-given-to-film-tv-and-ai-industries/

Gov. Murphy Legalizes Tax Incentives to Attract AI Development – NJ State Policy Updates

July 29, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates

Digital/Tech Murphy Signs into Law Tax Incentives to Attract AI Development to NJ – On July 25, Gov. Murphy signed into law S3432/A4558, codified as P.L.2024, c.49., legislation which aims to create a hub for artificial intelligence development in New Jersey....

Increased Broadband Access Should Include Increased Digital Literacy Education, the New Jersey State Policy Lab Finds

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/increased-broadband-access-should-include-increased-digital-literacy-education-the-new-jersey-state-policy-lab-finds/

NJDEP Allows Construction of Power Plant in Newark Community – NJ State Policy Updates

July 22, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates

Environment  Department of Environmental Protection Allows Construction of Power Plant in Newark Community – On July 18, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released a decision allowing the construction of a controversial backup power plant in...

Lives in Translation Program Helps Hundreds of State Residents Be Heard and Understood

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/lives-in-translation-program-helps-hundreds-of-state-residents-be-heard-and-understood/

60,000 More Families to Qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch in New School Year – NJ State Policy Updates

July 15, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates

Education Legislature Approves Bills and Budget to Target Literacy in Young Children – On June 28, the NJ legislature passed two bills and allocated funding in the state budget to target low literacy rates in school-age children due to the COVID-19 pandemic....