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Meet the 2026 New Jersey Leadership Collective Fellows

New Jersey Leadership Collective’s mission is to train leaders who are committed to moving the communities they serve and the Garden State forward. We aim to make progressive change to legislation and policies through building collective power and taking collective action. We are a network of inclusive leaders who have the expertise to implement change and provide the skills and connections needed to make progress a reality.

Of the 25 selected fellows for this year, three have ties to the Bloustein School.

Addressing Cell Phone Use in Schools: A National Landscape of Policies and Practices

The purpose of this report is to provide data-driven findings to help inform the regulation of cellphone use in schools. This research was conducted from January to May 2025 by graduate students at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University as part of a semester-long practicum led by Dr. Carl Van Horn, Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development.

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