January 29, 2019 | In the News
Cleanliness, quality of extracurricular activities and student behavior all need improvement, according to the results of a districtwide survey of students, parents and staff in the township’s schools. The Culture and Climate survey was distributed to four groups —...
January 23, 2019 | In the News
In the ongoing government negotiations in Washington, President Donald Trump did yield some ground on the “Dreamers” last weekend, but he continues to demand $5.7 billion for his southern border wall to open the government. To House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the “offer”...
January 22, 2019 | In the News
In his annual economic forecast, Hughes said that New Jersey has been dependent on the positive national tailwinds of the second longest economic expansion in history, a record he said he expects to be broken in July. Hughes and Williams disagreed, however, on whether...
January 22, 2019 | In the News
So long and thanks for everything! New data from the financial research firm Wealth-X finds more than 5,700 millionaires packed their bags and left the New Jersey-New York City area over the past year. According James Hughes, a Rutgers University economist, this is...
January 15, 2019 | In the News
Cliff Zukin, an emeritus professor of political science and public policy at Rutgers University and senior adviser to Rutgers’ Eagleton Poll, put a little more of the blame on Sweeney than Murphy. If grading Murphy, Zukin said he would give him a C, incomplete, or low...
January 11, 2019 | In the News
The summit began with a keynote address from Carl Van Horn, Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University and Dennis Bone, Director for the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship at Montclair State University. Van Horn...
January 10, 2019 | In the News
The United Van Lines National Movers Study has been cited in numerous news articles with headlines like “More residents move out of New Jersey than any other state.” Senate President Steve Sweeney even used the report as a way to track outward migration saying it...
January 10, 2019 | In the News
The United Van Lines National Movers Study has been cited in numerous news articles with headlines like “More residents move out of New Jersey than any other state.” Senate President Steve Sweeney even used the report as a way to track outward migration saying it...
January 9, 2019 | In the News
Affecting many retirees’ decision to leave the state is the fact they can sell their home here and buy an equivalent home for less elsewhere with lower property taxes, said James Hughes, a professor at Rutgers University and dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein...
January 2, 2019 | In the News
As we begin 2019, the global economy seems uncertain. But experts believe the outlook is more positive than negative, including in New Jersey. “Our growth rate for employment, at least through October, was very consistent to that of the nation, was very consistent to...
January 2, 2019 | In the News
As we begin 2019, the global economy seems uncertain. But experts believe the outlook is more positive than negative, including in New Jersey. “Our growth rate for employment, at least through October, was very consistent to that of the nation, was very consistent to...
January 2, 2019 | In the News
A state court has schooled the New Jersey Department of Education on the law and requiring students to pass the PARCC test for graduation. It’s the kind of outcome protesting parents have wanted for months. “I think it’s a very good ruling. It’s a very thoughtful...
December 31, 2018 | In the News
New Jersey residents will have to pay a penalty if they go without health insurance in 2019 under a new state law that takes effect starting New Year’s Day. Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers University Center for State Health Policy, said the state created laws and...
December 19, 2018 | In the News
Clara Moore worked as a chef, food writer and food educator before deciding to change careers and study anti-poverty policy. She is pursuing a master’s degree at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. The views...
December 18, 2018 | In the News
“There’s got to be a way that operating expenses are paid for — and not out of the capital moneys of NJ Transit — and that there’s enough capital money available to do the things that NJ Transit needs,” said founding director of the Alan Voorhees Transportation Center...
December 18, 2018 | In the News
Assignment: come up with new design concepts to enliven the stretch of Monmouth Street between the train station and borough hall in Red Bank. The response: lots of new apartments, rooftop bars, hidden parking decks, pockets of greenery and even an amphitheater across...
December 12, 2018 | In the News
In today’s world, the primary beneficiaries of minimum wage increases are not teenagers. Instead they are adults and parents who are trying to meet their monthly rent, food and health care expenditures. Research on the minimum wage finds job losses associated with...
