The team needed to work together to learn everything about the Child Tax Credit – how it works, its implementation, its flaws, its impacts – and then needed to put in hours of research, writing, and collaboration to develop the memo and video presentation.
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New Jersey State Policy Lab: Social Media and Individuals’ Environment-Friendly Actions
Social media is increasingly seen as the primary platform for discourse on contemporary public policy issues. Higher levels of social media engagement, when combined with well-designed climate communication strategies, could lead to more efforts from citizens to adopt practices that address environmental issues
Nominations for Bloustein School Alumni Awards Being Accepted
Alumni are recognized by the Bloustein School Alumni Association in the Career Achievement (15+ years past degree completion) and Rising Star (fewer than 15 years since degree completion).
Research: Are Transportation Planning Views Shared by Engineering Students and the Public?
The authors compared the policy preferences of transportation planning students, engineering students, and the public to identify points of consensus and divergence within and between the groups.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Telehealth Use among Medicare Population during COVID-19: Advancements in Accessibility vs Challenges in Utilization
Researchers have found that differences in access to virtua health care delivery impact non-English speakers, lower-income individuals, older adults, and racial/ethnic minorities more heavily.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Perspectives on Poverty in New Jersey, 2008-2020
‘Open data’ refers to government data, and all data that is made publicly available with little to no restrictions for use, reuse, and distribution, to support transparency, innovation, and creative interactions, leading to insights-driven value creation.
New Heldrich report: Examining the Integration of Workforce Development and Adult Literacy Services in New Jersey
A new report from the Heldrich Center examines the services offered in New Jersey for two programs that are part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
What to do with all the new transportation funding?
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will soon be delivering large amounts of transportation funding to the states, including New Jersey. The Bill extends beyond just traditional transportation funding, including funds for an electric vehicle charging network, broadband, and resilience, among other critical needs.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: State Equity Initiatives
‘Open data’ refers to government data, and all data that is made publicly available with little to no restrictions for use, reuse, and distribution, to support transparency, innovation, and creative interactions, leading to insights-driven value creation.
VTC’s Sean Meehan Discusses NJ’s Safe Routes to School on KMM Podcast
Sean Meehan, Senior Research Specialist at the Voorhees Transportation Center recently joined the Keep Middlesex Moving podcast to discuss the Safe Routes to School New Jersey Resource Center program and its impact on our region.