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NJ Dead Last for Business Tax Climate for the 8th Year in a Row and Every Year of Murphy’s Governorship

We wanted to make sure our readers saw that New Jersey once again came in 50th out of 50 states in the Tax Foundation’s “2024 State Business Tax Climate Index,” which ranks the 50 states…

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NorthJersey.com’s Mary Ann Koruth Still Can’t Tell It Straight on the Culture Wars, Ignores NJEA’s Spending and Influence

NorthJersey.com’s Mary Ann Koruth still can’t tell it straight when it comes to the “culture wars.”  She continues to steadfastly ignore massive NJEA spending — and therefore influence — on this year’s school board races….

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Smoking Gun: Anti-Parent Group NJ Public Education Coalition Is a NJEA Front

We now have direct proof: anti-parent-group New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC) is a NJEA front, and its founder, mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman is a proven liar. Too bad for the voters who…

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Sunlight Op-Ed on InsiderNJ: President Spiller, Don’t Blame Educators for the Mess You Created

Thanks to InsiderNJ for publishing Sunlight’s op-ed.  We respect InsiderNJ for publishing both NJEA President Spiller’s op-ed and our rebuttal.  That’s fair, even-handed treatment.   NJEA President Sean Spiller wrote an op-ed for InsiderNJ entitled “Educators…

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

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

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

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

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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