New Jersey State Policy Lab Announcements

The New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL) recently hosted the event, “Navigating Policy-focused Career Pathways,” on October 21st at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The gathering brought together current students and recent alumni who had previously been affiliated with the NJSPL and are now pursuing careers in public policy. Alumni served on […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab is supporting another round of innovative research projects addressing policy challenges impacting New Jersey. In response to our recent call, we received more than three dozen proposals from a strong pool of applicants. We are delighted to share that we have selected the following principal investigators to receive seed […]

Professor Emeritus Drew Gitomer (Rutgers Graduate School of Education) and Associate Professor Rachel Garver (Montclair State University) spoke at the New Jersey State House on Friday, October 24th discussing their recent report which examined how teacher preparation programs have adapted after the state removed the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) as a requirement for teacher […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL) is excited to announce that we will once again be seeking proposals for seed funding* to support research projects that focus on a wide array of policy challenges impacting New Jersey. This seed funding is intended to support preliminary work such as data collection, proof-of-concept studies, proposal development, and/or innovative research demonstrating a societal […]

Register today to attend the roundtable event, “Residential Support Services for Disabled Students in New Jersey’s Public Institutions of Higher Education” on Thursday, October 9th from 4:00-5:30pm at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Despite efforts to support students with severe physical disabilities, gaps and inconsistencies in disability accommodation policy and practice can create […]

Stop by the Bloustein School on Tuesday, October 21st from 5:00-6:30pm and meet a few of the many former students that have worked with the New Jersey State Policy Lab. These students have gone on to pursue a variety of public policy-focused careers, in areas including healthcare, housing, and economics. In the four years since […]

Professor Will Irving spoke at the New Jersey State House on Monday, August 18th discussing the latest R/ECON economic forecast for the state of New Jersey and beyond. This event was hosted by the New Jersey State Policy Lab, the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and Rutgers Government Relations as part of the […]

Last week, the New Jersey State Policy Lab’s most recent cohort of summer interns presented on their respective areas of public policy research on August 6th, and the recordings of these presentations are now available. At the beginning of the summer, each NJSPL intern selected a public policy topic in order to research and study […]

This Wednesday, August 6th the New Jersey State Policy Lab will be hosting the annual end-of-summer presentations for its interns. Each NJSPL intern selected an area of policy research that was of interest to them in order to investigate and study at the beginning of the summer. These presentations serve as a capstone to the […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab is excited to announce that the fourth annual summer internship program has begun at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Six students have been selected to participate in this year’s program, which will encompass ten weeks of researching and exploring public policy topics in and around the […]

As the New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL) reaches its fourth anniversary, it is my honor to serve as the Executive Director, working with an incredible team of dedicated professionals to better understand and investigate policy issues impacting the state. The NJSPL was created as the result of a grant from the Office of the Secretary […]

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 […]