New Jersey Policy Perspective (November, 2024)
New Jersey Policy Perspective released Fair and Square: Changing New Jersey’s Tax Code to Promote Equity and Fiscal Responsibility, a report proposing several tax system reforms to make New Jersey a more affordable and equitable place to live. The report suggests several revenue-raising options for the state tax system.
Education Law Center (October, 2024)
Education Law Center (ELC) released A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: Modifying the Property Tax Cap. The report discusses contradictions between the School Funding Reform Act’s local funding requirements and the state’s property tax cap. Additionally, ELC makes recommendations on how to remedy these problems.
New Jersey Policy Perspective (September, 2024)
New Jersey Policy Perspective reports on the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) with Reforming School Funding in New Jersey: Equity For Taxpayers, Excellence For Students. The report provides data-driven recommendations, suggesting a reevaluation of revenue calculations within SFRA that would better address districts’ specific needs.
New Jersey Policy Perspective (August, 2024)
New Jersey Policy Perspective released Prison Profiteers: How Private Companies Profit From Prison Phone Calls and Harm New Jersey Residents. The report sheds light on prison telecommunications fees and analyzes how for-profit telecom companies' monopoly contracts with corrections agencies are affecting families across the state.
Advocates for Children of New Jersey (August, 2024)
Advocates for Children of New Jersey released their latest Newark Kids Count report. The 2024 publication provides the latest data regarding Newark's child population and revealed trends such as improved family median incomes and troubling increases in child health concerns. The 2024 report is also available in Spanish.
New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (July, 2024)
The New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (NJEJA) in partnership with The New School’s Tishman Environment and Design Center, the Center for the Urban Environment of the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean University, and the Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy, have written Environmental Justice Concerns with Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Co-Firing in the Power Sector, the report calls into question the safety, feasibility, and reliance on carbon capture and hydrogen as mechanisms to manage and mitigate climate change. Read more here.
Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (June, 2024)
The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (HCDNNJ) has collaborated with the National Low Income Housing Coalition, to release Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing. The report highlights the gap between current wages and the amount people need to earn to afford a rental home at fair market price without spending more than 30% of their income. Read more here.
Advocates for Children of New Jersey (May, 2024)
Advocates for Children of New Jersey released its annual publication: New Jersey Kids Count 2024: The State of Our Counties. The report explores a variety of issues, such as economic security, health, and education, that impact the state’s youth and their families. The data are broken down by county, race, and ethnicity.
New Jersey Policy Perspective (May, 2024)
NJPP’s Outdated and Ineffective: Why New Jersey Needs to Update Its Top Anti-Poverty Program addresses how administrative barriers prevent many families from receiving assistance when they need it most. In many cases, aid remains far too low to cover necessities or protect against the harms of deep poverty.
New Jersey Policy Perspective (May, 2024)
In their report, Very Big, Very Few, and Far Away: Majority of Companies That Would Pay the Corporate Transit Fee Are From Out-of-State, New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) studies NJ Transit’s budget deficit and what the proposed Corporate Transit Fee could mean moving forward. Read full report here.
The Latino Action Network Foundation (May, 2024)
The Latinx Experience in NJ Schools: A Preliminary Overview, is a powerful collaboration between The Latino Action Network Foundation and the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies. The work, funded by the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice (ISGRJ) at Rutgers University and The Office of the Chancellor at Rutgers-Newark, examines the experiences of Latinx students across a variety of metrics from preschool to postsecondary education over the past decade. Read more here.
Education Law Center (April, 2024)
The Education Law Center released, The Impact of Census-Based Funding for Special Education. The report demonstrates how New Jersey’s move to a census-based funding model as part of the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) does not meet the needs of special education students. Read more here.
New Jersey Policy Perspective (April, 2024)
New Jersey Policy Perspective and the Immigration Research Initiative have co- authored New Immigrants Drive Economic Growth in New Jersey. The report highlights the many ways in which new immigrants bring a wealth of skills and talents that enrich New Jersey. Read more here.
The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (March, 2024)
The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (HDCNNJ) and the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. The report provides detailed information about affordable rental homes availability relative to need across the nation, and what the numbers mean for New Jersey and all other states. Read more here.
The Education Law Center (February, 2024)
The Education Law Center released this policy guide designed to educate both parents and attorneys on key provisions of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights. Read more here.
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (February, 2024)
The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, released Two New Jerseys: One State of Inequity. A county-by-county data analysis addressing the stark economic disparities impacting the everyday lives of Black and other families of color in New Jersey. Read more here.
New Jersey Future (January, 2024)
New Jersey Future’s Guide to Local Climate Change Adaptation Planning encourages local action to ensure that people and communities are less vulnerable to climate hazards like extreme heat, severe storms, and persistent flooding to name a few. The guide further explains how hazard assessments, proper adaptation and implementation can mark significant safety changes. Read more here.
Pinelands Preservation Alliance (January, 2024)
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance’s annual publication assesses federal, state, and local efforts to preserve and protect the Pinelands National Reserve. The report uses a “thumbs up or thumbs down” rating system to show when appropriate or detrimental actions were taken. Read more here.
