Authors Sarah Small & Deb Lancaster say we must prioritize childcare in NJ. Almost 3/4 of NJ children under age 6 have “all available parents” in the labor force. LGBT, Hispanic, and low-income parents endure the greatest unmet childcare needs.
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New Jersey State Policy Lab: State CIOs Prioritize Digital Equity After Pandemic
State CIOs are prioritizing digital equity more after the pandemic.
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
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: 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.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Catalyzing the Information Economy: Moving Towards Strategic Expansions of Open Data-Driven Value Creation
‘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 Jersey State Policy Lab: Guilt Tipping and the Inflated Default Tip
Why do we feel guilty about tipping pressures at establishments where only a tipping jar previously existed? And why are tips inflating as a percentage of the bill?
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Using Creative Informatics and Artificial Intelligence to Address the Drug Addiction Crisis in New Jersey
New Jersey has a persistent substance addiction problem which must be viewed in the context of laws, policies, and initiatives implemented to address it.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: U.S. Census Bureau Classification of Arab Populations
Ethnic identity can be a complex topic, and one that is challenging to adequately capture in national surveys. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are ethnically diverse and comprised of various Arab and non-Arab groups.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Digital Services and Administrative Burdens
Why isn’t the participation rate for the government’s welfare programs at 100%? Research suggests that barriers and costs are not only associated with claiming but also redeeming benefits; these costs, in turn, discourage participation in programs.