A new article from NorthJersey.com discussed the eleven K-12 schools in North Jersey selected to take part in the NJ Promising Practices project, an education research initiative being conducted in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey State Policy Lab, and the Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies.
Jersey Shore Online shared a new article interviewing the Clara B. Worth Elementary School, one of 52 schools in the state recently selected to participate in the NJ Promising Practices project, an education research initiative with the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey State Policy Lab, and the Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies.
Education Legislator to Propose Bill to Push School District Consolidation - State Sen. Vin Gopal plans to draft legislation to promote the consolidation of school districts in order to reduce high costs, which necessitate high property taxes and significant funding aid from the state. Merging school districts – or regionalization – should reduce administrative and professional [...]
NJSPL Policy Fellow Linda Stamato authored a new op-ed discussing the importance of investing in public banking to provide below-market-rate capital for credit-worthy and socially beneficial projects and support higher risk communities that private banks eschew.
By Hannah Younes and Robert B. Noland According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), total traffic crashes each year typically exceed 200,000. New Jersey does not currently provide easy access to the data on these crashes. While New Jersey is not alone, some states such as Connecticut, California, and Maryland, among others, [...]
Parsippany Focus has shared that one of their schools was selected to take part in the NJ Promising Practices project, an education research initiative in collaboration with New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey State Policy Lab, and the Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies.
By James M. Davy, Ph.D. and Momina Chaudhry A Vision for Transformation With funding from the New Jersey State Policy Lab, the Rutgers-Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration and the New Jersey Reentry Corporation are working to develop a plan to revolutionize mental health and addiction treatment services for justice-involved individuals. Through a [...]
By Nicholas S. Imperato, DO, MPH and Kamini Doobay, MD, MS. Health insurance literacy can be broadly defined as "the degree to which individuals have the knowledge, ability, and confidence to find and evaluate information about health plans [...]
Bound Brook has shared that one of their schools has been selected for the NJ Promising Practices project, an education research initiative with the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey State Policy Lab, and the Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies.
By Elizabeth Griffiths, Ph.D., Heather L. Scheuerman, Ph.D., and Ryan Brown In the American criminal legal system, state and local prosecutors operate as the first line of defense between order and lawlessness. Prosecutors are tasked with seeking justice in the name of protecting the public and upholding the law; they are the “good guys” [...]
