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...
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Jersey City
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.
Where are firms leasing the most office space in N.J.? On the waterfront, where the housing is
Hughes said the latest generation of workers, the Millennials, want to live and work, not to mention play, in the same place, in particular urban areas that include the Hudson waterfront. "Jersey City has the housing, that's certainly a positive in terms of the office...
Building, jobs, lifestyles, drive Jersey City’s boomlet
James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, said Jersey City can never be overlooked due to its close proximity to New York City, but it’s also benefiting from what he calls the “greatest age structure transformation...
Rutgers event traces history, looks at future of New Jersey’s Gold Coast
On October 25, the Bloustein Local Government Research Center hosted a symposium, “The New Jersey Gold Coast: How We Got Here and Where We Are Going,” that reviewed the history of the area and discussed its future. The half-day event was held at Rutgers University’s...
Symposium on “New Jersey Gold Coast”—19-mile Hudson Waterfront area—to be held October 25
The Bloustein Local Government Research Center, Rutgers University, in conjunction with the American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter, will host a half-day long symposium on Friday, October 25, “The New Jersey Gold Coast: How We Got Here and Where We are...
Together North Jersey awards Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark funding for local planning projects
Together North Jersey, a collaborative partnership dedicated to strengthening the region’s economy and improving access to good jobs, quality schools, safe and stable neighborhoods, a healthy environment, fresh food, and civic and cultural resources that is...