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NJEA President Sean Spiller Tries to Use Teacher Shortage to Bolster His Run for Governor

Posted September 11, 2024

NJEA President/Democratic candidate for governor Sean Spiller blames New Jersey’s teacher shortage on a politically convenient scapegoat, former Republican Governor Chris Christie. But Spiller provides no evidence for his claim, while there is much evidence…

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FY2023 Budget Shows the NJEA Lost At Least -3% of its Members from 2022 to 2023

Posted September 5, 2024

Sunlight’s analysis of the NJEA’s FY2023 Summary Budget shows that the NJEA lost at least -3% of its membership from FY2022 to FY2023.  That brings the total loss from FY2018 to FY2023 to -8.6%.  Sunlight’s…

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Backing Spiller for Governor Costs Money: NJEA Hikes Teachers’ Highest-in-the-Nation Dues to $1,082

Posted September 4, 2024

The NJEA has long had the highest dues in the nation, but now by an even larger margin. NJEA leadership just hiked teachers’ annual dues to $1,082 from $1,038, a 4.2% increase.  That’s up 8.2%…

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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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