New Jersey State Policy Lab Announcements

Last week, in commemoration of Black History Month, Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way announced the release of the state’s Wealth Disparity Task Force report, “New Jersey – Building a State of Opportunity: A Report of the Wealth Disparity Task Force to Close Opportunity Gaps and Repair Structural Disparities.” The task force and […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab’s fourth annual summer internship program is now open and accepting applications for undergraduate and graduate students until March 21st. The Policy Lab is seeking a diverse pool of candidates (e.g., racial/ethnic group, socioeconomic status, military service, age, gender/identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, etc.) for a paid, 10-week internship […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL) is pleased to announce that we are funding seven new policy research projects covering a breadth of topics including maternal health care, micromobility transportation, and floodwater management. This marks the third call for proposals by the NJSPL, following a period of ad-hoc requests when the Policy Lab was […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab will be hosting an upcoming seminar with Dr. Brian Bridges, the Secretary of Higher Education for the state of New Jersey on February 12, 2025 from 9:30am – 11:30am at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Interested attendees can register here. During this in-person talk and Q&A, […]

By Megan McCue   Today the New Jersey State Policy Lab is pleased to announce the launch of our newest survey, which we invite you to complete here today. This survey, which will take just a couple of minutes to complete, encourages respondents to indicate the policy issue or issues they believe should be highest […]

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 Department of Education developed the project after most New Jersey schools experienced declines in learning […]

By Elizabeth Cooner, Ed.D. As we celebrate three years since the inception of the New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL), we are proud of the solid foundation of public policy research we have built. Working with more than 120 faculty members, 80 students, and experts at 25 research centers, we have launched more than 40 […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab’s third annual summer internship program is now open and accepting applications for undergraduate and graduate students until March 22nd. The Policy Lab is seeking a diverse pool of candidates (e.g., racial/ethnic group, socioeconomic status, military service, age, gender/identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, etc.) for a paid, 10-week internship […]

By Megan McCue In the nearly three years since the New Jersey State Policy Lab was formed, the team and their researchers have published a wealth of information in various forms, including blogs, reports, and policy briefs on a wide range of subjects affecting residents all across the state of New Jersey, from healthcare, education, […]

Elizabeth Bell, Associate Professor at the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs, presented her research with the OES in building researcher-practitioner partnerships with state and local government agencies that have the potential to reduce burdens and enhance equity at the Rutgers School of Planning and Public Affairs at the Rutgers-Newark campus.

This panel, hosted by the New Jersey State Policy Lab, included presentations from Elizabeth Bell, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Aaron Deslatte, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

By Stuart Shapiro. One of the greatest pleasures of working with the New Jersey State Policy Lab is being able to see so much of the wonderful work being done across the state to improve policymaking in New Jersey [...]