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National Data Confirms Why the Rowan Undergrad Chose Not to Teach: Student Misbehavior Is Negatively Impacting Schools and Teachers

Posted July 25, 2024

Just as Sunlight reported on a Rowan University student’s choice not to become a teacher due to the negative effects of increased student misbehavior, the National Center for Education Statistics came out with new data…

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Rowan Student: Post-COVID Increase in Student Misbehavior Drove Her Away from Teaching as a Career. Why Is the NJEA Silent About this Problem?

Posted July 23, 2024

Sunlight has documented the statewide, post-COVID increase in student misbehavior and in-school violence that has stretched and stressed teachers.  These problems have not gone away (here, here, and here).  Yet New Jersey’s largest teachers union,…

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CNBC Rankings Confirm NJ Is a Lousy Place To Do Business under Gov. Murphy — And It’s Getting Worse

Posted July 18, 2024

According to CNBC, New Jersey continues to be a lousy place to do business under Gov. Murphy.  And it is getting worse. CNBC came out with its annual Top States for Doing Business and New…

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NJEdReport Posts Sunlight Response to the Hypocritical and Mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman

Posted July 20, 2023

Thanks once again to NJEdReport for providing a forum for the discussion of education topics.  Always fair and even-handed, NJEdReport allowed Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman to express his (usually mendacious) views, and so they allowed…

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NJEdReport Posts Sunlight’s Blog on NJEA President Spiller Using Teachers’ Dues to Fund His Personal Ambitions

Posted July 18, 2023

Thanks to NJEdReport for posting Sunlight’s blog on the walking conflict of interest that is Sean Spiller.  Undeterred by his various conflicts on interest in Montclair, Spiller is now using teachers’ highest-in-the-nation dues to fund…

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Star-Ledger Editorial Board Cites Sunlight Report in Scathing Editorial on Excessive Pay for NJEA Leadership

Posted June 16, 2023

Kudos to the Star-Ledger Editorial Board for their scathing criticism of the excessive pay for NJEA leadership.  The Star-Ledger continues to publish well researched, courageous and truthful editorials about the facts of the NJEA leadership’s…

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NJEdReport Highlights and Condenses Sunlight’s Report on Excessive NJEA Leadership Pay

Posted June 15, 2023

As always, thanks to NJEdReport for highlighting and condensing Sunlight’s recent report on the excessive compensation that NJEA leadership pays themselves.  NJEdReport has a large following, including many teachers, and we hope that these teachers…

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