New Jersey Urban Mayors' Association

The John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy provides support for the New Jersey Urban Mayors’ Association on a wide range of issues, including providing municipal leaders with new ideas, critical insights and essential analysis of issues and opportunities facing New Jersey’s cities and urban municipalities.

By conducting surveys, analyzing legislation and regulations, developing testimony, sponsoring conferences and coordinating other policy initiatives, The Institute has helped urban mayors become more proactive in their participation in public policy.

Most recently, The Institute’s work has focused on sponsoring a groundbreaking collaboration between urban school districts, which has had a significant impact on how partner communities have responded to public policy issues related to public education.