NJ Cannabis Workers Are Making Bank, Study Says: See Average Wages
Dr. Charles Menifield, NJSPL Co-Principal Investigator and dean emeritus of Rutgers-Newark, was quoted in an article on Patch discussing the results of a recent survey which polled NJ residents on their opinions on various kinds of cannabis use.
How the East Palestine derailment and Silicon Valley Bank failure are connected | Op-ed
How do the East Palestine derailment & the Silicon Valley Bank failure connect? These two events may not seem to have much in common at a glance, but Stuart Shapiro, interim dean of the Bloustein School and Principal Investigator of the NJSPL, examines the federal regulations for both that came into play in an op-ed from The Hill.
Webinar: Government Transparency – State of the Art and New Perspectives
This webinar recording included an online discussion and Q&A on "Government Transparency: State of the Art and New Perspectives," which was co-authored by NJSPL Co-Principal Investigator Gregory Porumbescu and Albert Meijer and Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen from Utrecht University.
2 reports show the damages of school segregation and paths for fixing it
New Jersey State Policy Lab Research Affiliates Dr. Vandeen Campbell and Dr. Charles Payne were interviewed and discussed a recent report published through the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies regarding persistent segregation in public schools.
A plan to cancel student college debt is on the docket. Here’s some perspective. | Opinion
Linda Stamato, NJSPL Policy Fellow and co-founder of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, wrote a new op-ed discussing the United States Supreme Court's upcoming decision to whether or not President Biden’s action to cancel any amount of student debt passes constitutional muster.
Trump and the future of the Civil Service
The interim dean of Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Principal Investigator of the NJSPL, Stuart Shapiro discusses his recent book in which he examines the impact of the Trump administration’s attempt to “deconstruct the administrative state" in an op-ed on The Hill.
A study by Rutgers-Newark says families need to know about new financial aid programs and applying through FAFSA
Dr. Robyn Ince, Executive Director of the Newark City of Learning Collaborative and Research Affiliate of the NJSPL, was interviewed on WBGO 88.3FM regarding the recent case study her team published, in which they interviewed various individuals from Newark to better understand their awareness regarding certain college financial aid programs.
How Newark Sees College Aid
Inside Higher Ed featured an article about a recent report from the New Jersey State Policy Lab in collaboration with the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies and the Newark City of Learning Collaborative, which interviewed families about their perception and understanding of Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) and Garden State Guarantee (GSG) financial aid programs.
Academic: Social media needs rules
In a recent opinion piece on NJ.com, Linda Stamato, co-founder of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, makes a case for why social media platforms should be regulated by the government to combat the spread of misinformation and hate speech.
Students in more affluent NJ schools getting a jump on math
Dr. Elisabeth Kim, who co-authored a recent report with Dr. Vandeen Campbell regarding math course enrollment in NJ high schools, was interviewed by NJ101.5 on the results of their research.