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Gubernatorial Candidate Sean Spiller Was Strongly Rejected By Those Who Know Him the Best: Montclair Voters and NJEA Members

We learned a very important truth about NJEA President/gubernatorial candidate Sean Spiller from the results of Tuesday’s Democratic primary: he was strongly rejected by the very people who know him the best: the voters of…

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NJEA President Spiller Spends $545 Per Vote to Finish 5th in the Democratic Primary – All Funded by Teachers’ Mandatory Dues

In the real world, NJEA President Sean Spiller lost badly in Tuesday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, finishing fifth and garnering only 10.7% of the vote.  By any rational measure, Spiller’s poor showing reveals the profligate waste…

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Big Questions About the $40 Million in Teacher Dues Being Spent on Spiller’s Vanity Run. Would Teachers Prefer a $340 Rebate?

You can’t make this stuff up.  NJEA Vice President Steve Beatty and Secretary-Treasurer Petal Roberston were in New Jersey Globe today saying they support NJEA President Sean Spiller for governor because he “put[s] working people…

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