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The New Jersey High School Experience: Opportunities for High-leverage Mathematics Course Taking

The New Jersey High School Experience: Opportunities for High-leverage Mathematics Course Taking

Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:15:51-04:00

Elisabeth Kim, Ph.D. and Vandeen Campbell, Ph.D. Mathematics has long been considered essential to success in secondary and post-secondary education and in a labor market increasingly reliant on 21st century skills (Aughinbaugh, 2012; Kim et al., 2015). Furthermore, an understanding of complex math and problem-solving skills such as algebra is critical to citizenship in a democratic [...]

The New Jersey High School Experience: Opportunities for High-leverage Mathematics Course TakingTamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:15:51-04:00

Interstate Migration: A Lost Cause for New Jersey?

Interstate Migration: A Lost Cause for New Jersey?

Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:15:33-04:00

Tia Azzi For many years, New Jersey has lost population via net in- and out-migration. From 2011 through 2019, this has resulted in the state hemorrhaging a total of more than $23.6 billion in net adjusted gross income (AGI) according to U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 2021 data. While education plays a role, the migration [...]

Interstate Migration: A Lost Cause for New Jersey?Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:15:33-04:00

Will online shopping for groceries persist after the pandemic?

Will online shopping for groceries persist after the pandemic?

Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:15:15-04:00

Hannah Younes, Robert B. Noland, and Wenwen Zhang The pandemic altered the way we shop for food. People in the U.S. started to shop for more groceries while decreasing their consumption of take-out food. For the first time since the great recession, grocery food expenditure accounted for more than half of total food expenditures. Compared [...]

Will online shopping for groceries persist after the pandemic?Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:15:15-04:00

Public Safety, Health, and Youth School Experiences: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in New Jersey

Public Safety, Health, and Youth School Experiences: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in New Jersey

Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:14:40-04:00

Charles E. Menifield While the legalization of recreational marijuana will benefit state finances, policy-makers must consider potential negative externalities associated with the sale of legalized marijuana. In a forthcoming report funded by the New Jersey Policy Lab, researchers determined that marijuana usage in New Jersey is very similar to usage across the US. For example, [...]

Public Safety, Health, and Youth School Experiences: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in New JerseyTamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:14:40-04:00

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/585496-senate-vaccine-mandate-vote-shows-congressional-weakness-on-regulations

Senate vaccine mandate vote shows congressional weakness on regulations

Tamara Swedberg2022-01-20T19:51:27-05:00

Major policy decisions such as how to combat climate change, how to provide adequate oversight of our financial system, and how to strike the balance between public health protection and individual choice should be influenced by democratically elected officials.

Senate vaccine mandate vote shows congressional weakness on regulationsTamara Swedberg2022-01-20T19:51:27-05:00

Digital Equity for K-12 Students

Digital Equity for K-12 Students

Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:12:40-04:00

By Stephanie Holcomb, Jessica Cruz-Nagoski, Andrea Hetling, Gregory Porumbescu, Vishal Trehan The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the important role efforts to promote digital access, literacy, and skills play in promoting a more equitable society. This lesson is perhaps most apparent for education, where many of the nation’s children and educators were forced into virtual schooling [...]

Digital Equity for K-12 StudentsTamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:12:40-04:00

https://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/newsroom/dr-charles-menifield-awarded-2021-nj-state-governors-jefferson-award-education

Dr. Charles Menifield Awarded the 2021 NJ State Governor’s Jefferson Award in Education

Tamara Swedberg2022-01-20T20:03:50-05:00

The awards are administered by the NJ Governor’s Office of Volunteerism in partnership with the NJ Governor’s Advisory Council on Volunteerism and Community Service and NJ Advance Media.

Dr. Charles Menifield Awarded the 2021 NJ State Governor’s Jefferson Award in EducationTamara Swedberg2022-01-20T20:03:50-05:00

Evidence-Based Policymaking on the Federal Level

Evidence-Based Policymaking on the Federal Level

Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:11:59-04:00

Jennifer Spiegel 12-06-21 “Evidence-based policymaking” seems to be all the rage with think tanks, lawmakers, and governmental agencies, but what does it mean, really? Evidence-based policymaking uses the best available research and data to target resources to programs and policies that are proven to work.[1] It guides decision-making using results-driven solutions and rigorous data analysis. [...]

Evidence-Based Policymaking on the Federal LevelTamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:11:59-04:00

Organic Waste Management in New Jersey: Reducing Food Waste and Improving Food Equity

Organic Waste Management in New Jersey: Reducing Food Waste and Improving Food Equity

Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:11:23-04:00

Tracy Youngster is a fifth-year PhD candidate in the Rutgers University Ecology & Evolution Graduate Program. Organic Waste Management background When organic waste, like food, enters a landfill, it releases methane which is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. There are many ways to keep organic materials out of landfills including: reducing [...]

Organic Waste Management in New Jersey: Reducing Food Waste and Improving Food EquityTamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:11:23-04:00

Which Sector is Leading New Jersey’s Pandemic Recovery?

Which Sector is Leading New Jersey’s Pandemic Recovery?

Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:10:47-04:00

November 30, 2021 Maia de la Calle, Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON™) In the past few weeks, discussions on the “Great Resignation” and labor shortages have permeated news cycles. These phenomena, characterized by (1) record-high levels of voluntary resignations and (2) job openings surpassing the number of unemployed workers, are being described as major [...]

Which Sector is Leading New Jersey’s Pandemic Recovery?Tamara Swedberg2022-10-21T16:10:47-04:00

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