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Anti-Test Movement Slows to a Crawl
Just a few short years ago, there were real questions about whether Congress would ditch annual, standardized assessments as part of a makeover of the nation’s main K-12 education law. At the same time, parents were increasingly choosing to opt their children out of...
Bike Share Company Pulls Out of Camden
After only two months, the bright yellow bikes that wheeled around the City of Camden’s streets are no more. The bike share program was supposed to be demonstration portion of a part of a six-month bike share feasibility study in partnership with Cooper’s Ferry...
Keyport launches dockless bike-share program
LimeBike and other dockless bike-share programs piloted this summer in New York City throughout Coney Island, Brooklyn, and in the Rockaways in Queens. “They have some benefits — fast deployment, flexibility for users,” said Rutgers University expert Robert Noland....
Tax credits just one of NJ's business magnets
NJBIZ writes that tax credits are just one of NJ's business magnets, quoting Lyneir Richardson (RBS) and James Hughes. NJBIZ.com, July 23, 2018 (subscription required)
Bound Brook students work to improve quality of life in town
Borough residents and visitors alike will feel a bit safer as street safety measures and beautification projects will be implemented throughout the month of July, and possibly for good. Those putting in the work are Student Ambassadors, a group of students part of 4-H...
Johnson, Diaz eager to see N.J. update its incentives program
When the state was trying to bounce back from the recession, the Grow New Jersey and Economic Redevelopment and Growth incentive programs made sense. Ten years later, a realignment of goals is in order, a new report says. The report by the Bloustein School of Planning...
Jersey suburbs–the hot new "in" place to live?
For years, young adults in New Jersey have been leaving the suburbs and flocking to urban areas. But things could be changing. According to Rutgers University economist James Hughes, new Census estimates show that, “surprisingly for the first time in the last seven...
Unemployment down in NJ but wages not rising fast enough
Employment in the Garden State is holding steady while the unemployment rate edged slightly lower. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports the latest preliminary data shows employment in June was essentially unchanged, while the state’s...
New Report Suggests State Re-Examine Grow NJ Awards in Camden
The state may take another look at how almost $1.4 billion in tax incentives were awarded to businesses in Camden after a new report determined the cost of those jobs to the state is $25,000 more than the jobs created in any other city across New Jersey under the same...