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NJSPL Report – Discipline Inequity and Segregation in New Jersey’s High Schools
Today’s NJSPL Report examines suspension rates among NJ high schools serving high proportions of students of color, low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities.
2022 Catlin Lecture: What Do You Value: Changemaking in an Ever Changing World
With 15 years of experience in social policy research, advocacy, and implementation, Brandon McKoy MCRP ’13 will delve into how he determined what drives his values and priorities, hoping to model how people can develop a career full of purpose and impact.
Clint Andrews et al. publish AI in Planning: Opportunities and Challenges and How to Prepare
Prof. Clint Andrews co-authored new white paper with the “AI in Planning” Foresight Community which discusses the potential impacts form AI on the planning profession, ethics, and more.
Van Horn Quoted in Regard to Union Rail Strike
On September 15, 2022, freight railway companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement after President Joe Biden intervened in marathon negotiations to avert a strike that could have paralyzed the economy. “Sometimes there’s a narrative that, ‘Oh, I’m going...
Multiple News Orgs Cite Marc Pfeiffer’s BLGRC Report on Jersey City
This report covers the period October 2020 through June of 2022. The CAO has found that the district has met a sufficient number of Accountability Scorecard metrics to meet the requirements of the Transition Plan to move toward full local control. While the district...
Report: Transition Plan for the Return of Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools Final Report
Marc Pfeiffer of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center produced the final ‘Transition Plan for the Return of Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools” progress report submitted to the New Jersey Board of Education.
Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen Reacts to Texas Ruling to Omit PrEP from ACA Coverage
On Sept. 7, District Judge Reed O’Connor made two rulings in Texas that may significantly change the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first decision by the district judge found that the task force that helps decide federal health insurance mandates is unconstitutional....
Ellen Kurtzman joins Bloustein School as Professor, Executive Director of MHA program
Meet Dr. Ellen T. Kurtzman! Dr. Kurtzman is a health services researcher with a background in public policy, public health, and nursing.
Cantor Discusses Managing Septic Grants on Podcast
Lance Gregory, Environmental Health Division Director with the Virginia Department of Health, discusses Septic Smart Week and the demand for the agency’s Septic and Well Assistance Program. This week is also Falls Prevention Awareness Week. "Well, the aim of the IPHD...
NJSPL – High Quality Health Care: How New Jersey Residents Report Their Ability to Access It
Today’s NJSPL Report examined the results an Eagleton Institute survey related to the ability of New Jerseyans to rate their ability to access high-quality health care.
Prof. Michael L. Lahr Quoted in ABC’s Segment on Rising Food Prices
Prof. Michael L. Lahr was quoted in this video segment hosted by Jaclyn Lee via WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, PA. Following this week's Wall Street drop, and steady inflation numbers, Ms. Lee asked local residents how the rising food prices are impacting them. Professor...
Will NJ workers be ordered back to the office this fall?
As we head into the fall season, will your boss insist you come back to the office instead of working from home? According to Carl Van Horn, the director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, this will depend on what kind of...
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