The authors advocate for a broader research agenda to examine the roles of parents under regimes of neoliberal education reforms.
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education
Murphy Administration announces return to full local control to Newark School District
Three years ago, the State Board determined that Newark Public Schools had made sustained progress in all five functional areas, and in 2018 the Department collaborated with the district to implement a two-year transition plan to local control. The Department enlisted...
Research: Resisting neoliberal education reform in Newark and Camden
The authors examine the intersections between neoliberal education reform strategies and questions of social justice, community development, and urban policy.
Jocelyn Crowley wins NASPAA national teaching award
Professor of Public Policy Jocelyn Crowley is the recipient of the 2018 Leslie A Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award bestowed by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). The NASPAA Excellence in Teaching Award, first...
Heldrich Center research team helps New Jersey create a new performance dashboard
A core element of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development’s mission is to “raise the effectiveness of the American workplace by strengthening workforce education, placement and training programs, and policies.” To improve the effectiveness of such...
Heldrich Center, WorkingNation to co-host town hall, Re-skilling the Mid-Career Workforce, August 8
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and WorkingNation will hold a Town Hall-style meeting, “Re-skilling the Mid-Career Workforce,” at 4 p.m. on August 8 at the Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Space is...
Bloustein alumni provide insights to working, networking in DC
On September 22 Bloustein School students had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion with four alumni with work experience in Washington, DC. The panel was moderated by Professor Stuart Shapiro, who remarked that the session was to "help make DC one of...
Student program helps NAIOP build a bridge to real estate industry's future
Joe Zagari wasn’t necessarily looking to network, much less find an internship in commercial real estate. But the Rutgers University graduate student would accomplish both after accepting the invitation of classmate Mark Russo, NAIOP New Jersey's education...
Op-ed: Threats to cut funding over "opt-outs" are on shaky legal ground
Efforts to cut school funding as retribution for parental refusals are more likely to prompt the opposite political response NJ Spotlight Op-ed by Julia Sass Rubin and Monty Neill, May 1
EJB policy grad students participate in "bottom up" health care reform simulation
Second year MPP students Becky Kelleman and Sayan Kundu recently participated in NASPAA’s 2015 Inaugural Student Simulation Competition, held at the end of February. The teams were asked to provide a locally led “bottom up” approach to health care reform. Nationally,...