SPCNJ In The News
NJEdReport Posts Sunlight Response to the Hypocritical and Mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman
Posted On07/20/2023 byThanks 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 Sunlight to rebut him. Gottesman is a mendacious hypocrite who deserves to have his true nature revealed, and NJEdReport helps…Read More
NJEdReport Posts Sunlight’s Blog on NJEA President Spiller Using Teachers’ Dues to Fund His Personal Ambitions
Posted On07/18/2023 byThanks 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 his Super PAC and presumably his run for governor in 2025.Read More
Star-Ledger Editorial Board Cites Sunlight Report in Scathing Editorial on Excessive Pay for NJEA Leadership
Posted On06/16/2023 byKudos 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 compensation. The Board drew extensively from Sunlight’s most recent report, which revealed that NJEA leadership pays themselves more than any…Read More
NJEdReport Highlights and Condenses Sunlight’s Report on Excessive NJEA Leadership Pay
Posted On06/15/2023 byAs 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 learn the facts about how NJEA leadership are making themselves New Jersey one-percenters on the backs of teachers.Read More
NJEdReport Boosts Sunlight’s Blog on the Damage Caused by Conflicted NJEA President/Montclair Mayor Spiller
Posted On05/22/2023 byThanks to NJEdReport for amplifying our blog on that walking conflict of interest, NJEA President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller. Spiller needs to be held accountable for the damage he caused to Montclair schools and kids.Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on Gov. Murphy’s On-Going Education Failures
Posted On05/12/2023 byNJEdReport continues to be a good friend to Sunlight by reposting our blogs on their popular website. This time they help expose Murphy’s on-going failure in his duty to educate NJ’s children. Rather than undertake the hard work of remediating the learning loss his pandemic policies allowed, Murphy chose the cynical ploy of lowering the…Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on Obscene Compensation for Retired NJEA Officer
Posted On05/05/2023 byThanks to NJEdReport for amplifying Sunlight’s revelation that former-ED Ed Richardson was paid $878,569 in 2020, the year after he retired. That brings Richardson’s total reported career compensation to $8.2 million, which omits both 2018 and his gold-plated pension. All paid for by NJ teachers’ highest-in-the-nation dues.Read More
Gothamist Includes Quote from Sunlight in Article on NJ School Board Wars — But Leaves Out an Important Detail
Posted On04/26/2023 byWe appreciate Gothamist taking the time to call us and discuss the matter and then quote us in their article. It’s not exactly the way we would have presented what we said, but the reporter looks like he is trying to present both sides of the issue, which is laudable. One detail the reporter left…Read More
NJEdReport Presents Teachers’ Pensions in a Comprehensible Way and Highlights Disparities with NJEA Leadership Pensions
Posted On04/26/2023 byThanks to NJEdReport for delving into the obscure world of pensions and taking the time to present the issues clearly and comprehensibly. In particular, NJEdReport highlighted the poor condition of teachers’ pensions when compared to the gold-plated, over-funded pensions of their leadership. If only teachers knew what a raw deal they are getting.Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on Gov. Murphy’s Dereliction of His Duty to Educate NJ Kids
Posted On04/13/2023 byThank to NJEdReport for amplifying Sunlight’s blog on how Gov. Murphy is failing ins duty to educate NJ kids on multiple fronts. We cite NJEdReport’s own reporting on how Murphy’s DOE is trying to dumb down student proficiency scores on state tests in order to hide the learning loss that Murphy’s own policies helped create….Read More