New Jersey State Policy Lab Releases Report on the Impact of Eliminating Adjustment Aid for NJ School Districts
Research Associate Michael Hughes, Ph.D. published a new report with the New Jersey State Policy Lab examining the impact of eliminating adjustment aid to school districts in New Jersey.
If the Supreme Court kills affirmative action, we can still make colleges diverse | Opinion
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato argues that, regardless of the outcome of the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, universities can and should still commit to recruiting, supporting, and retaining prepared, and diverse, student bodies.
Generative AI and Public Administration: Opportunities and Challenges
NJSPL Co-Principal Investigator Gregory Porumbescu will be a co-editor on a special issue of Public Performance and Management Review, which will be focusing on the potential generative artificial intelligence to transform administrative decision-making and impact the way the public engages with government agencies.
In this age of book bans, we should celebrate all libraries, big and small | Opinion
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato makes that case that celebrating and uplifting local libraries is more important now than ever before with the sharp rise in banning books across the country.
What do People want to do instead of Commuting to Work?
Research Affiliates Dr. Robert Noland and Dr. Wenwen Zhang and Research Associate Hannah Younes published a new paper based on ongoing work with the NJSPL surveying New Jerseyans' opinions and personal experiences on commuting during and after the pandemic.
NJ needs public banking
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato argues for the establishment of a public bank in New Jersey, emphasizing the potential benefits it could bring to the state's economy and communities.
Child care centers struggling to return to pre-pandemic levels
Debra Lancaster, Executive Director for the Center for Women and Work and NJSPL Research Affiliate, was interviewed on NJ Spotlight News regarding her recently published report examining childcare access in New Jersey.
Study: NJ Child Care Needs More Workers as Youth Population Blooms
NJ 101.5FM featured Debra Lancaster, executive director for the Center for Women and Work and NJSPL Research Affiliate, as she discussed a recent report published by the NJSPL and CWW on the childcare industry in New Jersey.
NJ rolling out $50M in child care grants
The Record referenced a recent report published by the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Center for Women Work examining the state of the childcare industry in an article announcing that New Jersey has now invested $50 million to support the state's childcare centers.
Rutgers report examines ongoing child care challenges in NJ
NJBIZ featured the latest report from the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Center for Women and Work, in which they examined the state of childcare infrastructure in New Jersey.