Carl Van Horn, Ph.D. was interviewed for a recent article about how industry leaders, colleges, and universities are collaborating to prepare students for success. The article appeared in the online magazine, Jersey’s Best. Van Horn discussed the mission of the...
To better understand the public’s attitudes about work, employers, and the government, and improve workplace practices and policy, the Heldrich Center produces the Work Trends surveys regularly.
Three studies conducted in 2011 and 2012 explore the experiences of high school and college graduates from the classes of 2006 – 2011. The purpose of the studies was to understand how recent graduates were faring in the workforce, specifically looking at those individuals who graduated before and during the difficult labor market caused by the Great Recession.
In 2017, in response to the demand for a highly skilled workforce, New Jersey set a goal to increase the proportion of its state residents with a postsecondary credential to 65% by 2025. The initiative aims to strengthen the economy through increased access to...
A recent webinar featured authors Nyerere Hodge, Stuart Andreason, Ph.D., and Carl Van Horn, Ph.D., discussing their analysis of the 21st-century labor market as presented in the three-part series Then and Now. The webinar examined measures of economic mobility and...
A new report, Educational and Employment Outcomes for the New Jersey High School Classes of 2014 and 2015, utilizes the New Jersey Statewide Data System to analyze the trajectories of New Jersey high school graduates. Heldrich Center researchers used descriptive...
Examining the Benefits of Education in New Jersey utilizes data from the New Jersey Statewide Data System along with the National Student Clearinghouse extract, AlumniFinder data, and, when available, data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the New...
Community partnerships are crucial for working toward meaningful change for the disability community at the state, local, and municipal levels. Such partnerships are the cornerstone of the Inclusive Healthy Communities (IHC) Grant Program in New Jersey. The IHC...
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS Carl Van Horn, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Director, vanhorn@rutgers.edu / (848) 932-1153 Robb C. Sewell, Assistant Director of Public Relations and Communications, rcsewell@ejb.rutgers.edu / (609) 217-8697 Half of...
Data analysis to understand how career and technical education completers from the classes of 2014 and 2015 transition into postsecondary education and the workforce.
Process evaluation of Middlesex County’s current healthcare workforce development plans and programs and development of a strategic plan for the development and implementation of innovative workforce development initiatives.
Development of metrics and quantitative analyses to assess the equitability of Unemployment Insurance compensation.
In-depth examination of the innovative approaches to modernizing the Unemployment Insurance system implemented in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In-depth examination of the challenges low-income mothers face in achieving financial and family stability.
Project to advance understanding of the interplay between technology, access to technology, and equity.
Comprehensive analysis of the youth workforce development system in New Jersey.
Research on New Jersey’s efforts to improve the employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Data analysis to examine the efficacy of the Tuition Aid Grant program.
Study to examine whether additional data could be collected to monitor wage-related outcomes in New Jersey.
Examination of the extent to which Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act workforce development services and adult literacy services are integrated in New Jersey.