Charles Payne co-authors Dignity-Affirming Education: Cultivating the Somebodiness of Students and Educators
The word “dignity” is not typically used in education, yet it is at the core of strong pedagogy. This book names the concept and shows readers what education looks like when it is centered on students’ dignity.
Policy Fellows Stamato and Jaffe Suggest Negotiation for Aiding Talks in the Russia-Ukraine War
"Negotiation may be more promising if the focus shifts from a final resolution of the protracted conflict to an interim plan with these initial objectives: (a) to cease the fighting and (b) to consider occupied territory “neutral,” and under a protectorate, until a complete resolution can be determined."
Public Views on the Reallocation of Street Space Due to COVID-19
New Research from Professors Robert B. Noland, Evan Iacobucci, and Wenwen Zhang evaluate the support for street space that was reallocated during the pandemic.
Where exactly is the state bank we were promised? | Opinion
In this opinion piece, Policy Fellow Linda Stamato goes in search of New Jersey's promised state bank which has yet to materialize.
Gregory Porumbescu co-authors Government Transparency State of the Art and New Perspectives
Part of the Elements in Public Policy series, the authors argue that to understand why transparency “works” in one context, but fails in another, we have to take into account how institutional (macro), organizational (meso) contexts interact with individual behavior (micro).
Child-care costs take center stage
Debra Lancaster, Executive Director of the Rutgers Center for Women and Work, was quoted in an article by Politico discussing the current state of the childcare industry in New Jersey and the work the NJ State Assembly committees are doing to bolster it.
Gregory Porumbescu Delivers Keynote for the NJ State Library’s Digital Literacy Forum
The theme for the day was Career Progress through Digital Skills: Workforce Development and Digital Literacy.
NJ’s official ideas factory for new policies
The New Jersey State Policy Lab was featured in this post written by Katie Crist and includes a quote from Executive Director Elizabeth Cooner.
The war we don’t need between New Jersey and New York | Opinion
This opinion piece written by Policy Fellows Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe examines mediation opportunities in the NY NJ bi-state Waterfront Commission case.
Browsing for food: Will COVID-induced online grocery delivery persist?
This article by Hannah Younes, Robert B. Noland, and Wenwen Zhang tracked the trend of online grocery shopping before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.