In December 2022, Governor Murphy signed legislation that removes the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA). In an upcoming project key stakeholders involved in this policy change, including representatives of the educator preparation programs, the state Department of Education, pre-service teachers, and students will be interviewed.
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NJSPL – Aspects of Energy Inequity in New Jersey
New Jersey has reduced its energy consumption and cost in the past two years. But behind these achievements and strides in energy efficiency lies a grim reality—the distribution of costs and benefits within the U.S. energy system is disproportionate, thus creating inequities between people of various income levels and geographical residences.
NJSPL – Youth Mental Health in NJ: Current Status and Opportunities for Support Service Improvement
The state is currently in the process of implementing a new initiative, the NJ Statewide Student Support Services Network (NJ4S), which is intended to overhaul the existing School Linked Services (SLS) program and aims to provide a wider reach to students and offer more access to social services.
NJSPL – 15-Minute Neighborhoods: Lessons from Outside New Jersey
The purpose of 15-minute neighborhoods is to provide residents with access to frequent and reliable public transit, parks, schools, and other amenities and social services within a comfortable walk or bike ride. This spring, a graduate planning studio will explore how this model can be applied in Bridgeton, Cherry Hill, and Newark, New Jersey
NJSPL – How Can the Government Improve New Jersey Families’ Access to Childcare?
Childcare is a substantial financial burden for many families in the U.S., and particularly so for low-income families, leading to disparities in who uses childcare and early childhood education. Policy options such as subsidies, tax credits, tax deductions, and publicly-provided childcare all have the potential to increase the affordability of and access to childcare in New Jersey.
NJSPL – Property Tax Rates and Quality of K-12 Education in New Jersey Communities
There are 31 districts in the state that receive large amounts of Equalization Aid, and also often happen to be the ones that bear the burden of the highest municipal property tax rates in the state—especially when juxtaposed with higher-income districts that fund their schools mainly through local taxes.
NJSPL – Report: Enhancing the Resilience of New Jersey Communities Using ARez
In collaboration with researchers from NJIT and Princeton, New Jersey State Policy Lab researchers analyzed current trends in disaster resilience quantification due to climate change. The report introduces ARez, a novel resilience quantification framework which combines community and infrastructure capitals to measure the true resilience of areas effected by a disaster.
NJSPL: Introducing the New Jersey MOD IV Historical Database
The NJ MOD IV Historical Database is an online, searchable database of New Jersey MOD IV parcel information data sets from 1989 to 2022. Providing land parcel and property ownership data, the MOD IV database consists of more than 93 million records spanning 33 years.
NJSPL – Report: Disparities in High-Leverage Mathematics Course-Taking in New Jersey, 2016-2020
The New Jersey State Policy Lab, in collaboration with the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies, released a report that examines patterns in high school math course-taking across New Jersey.
NJSPL – Utilizing Technology to Facilitate Citizen-Government Interactions
This NJSPL post reviews the results from an Eagleton poll looking at how New Jersey residents perceive the state government and its use of technology.
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Laundry Literacy Initiative: Spanish Book Drive for New Brunswick Families
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesJoin us for the Laundry Literacy Initiative: Spanish Book Drive for New Brunswick Families, supporting the Wash and Learn Program at Roosevelt Elementary School. Founded by Ms. Anne-Marie, a dedicated […]
Bildner Center: The 25th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, November 7–21
Regal Cinema Commerce Center 2399 US-1, North Brunswick, United StatesThe The 25th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival will feature fourteen thought-provoking and entertaining films, dynamic discussions with filmmakers and special guests, and numerous New Jersey premieres on dance, music, […]
Virtual Career Drop-ins
VirtualStop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning September 9th through December 16th between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein […]
Bloustein Librarian Open Office Hours
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHave a research or library question you need assistance with? Visit Open Office Hours with Bloustein Librarian Julia Maxwell. Every Monday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Can't […]
Bloustein School Headshot Day
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesNeed a new LinkedIn photo or headshot? We invite members of the Bloustein School community including faculty, staff, instructors, master's and undergraduate students, Ph.D. candidates and visiting scholars to take […]