Once again, thanks to NJ Education Report for re-posting Sunlight’s blog on the massive amount of learning loss for minority students due to all-remote learning and whether the NJEA even cares about measuring that loss. NJ Ed Report remains a steadfast sentinel when it comes to education in New jersey.Read More

Thanks to NJ Ed Report for re-posting Sunlight’s blog and and adding a perfect picture that captures the back-scratching relationship between Gov. Murphy and his NJEA pals, of which Super PAC New Direction New Jersey is a $13.2 million part. Over the past year, the NJEA has provided 92% of NDNJ’s funding.  At least one media source…Read More

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Thanks to the Star-Ledger for publishing Sunlight’s op-ed “N.J. Teachers Need to be Told the Truth: Their Pensions Are in Jeopardy.”  Hopefully, many NJ teachers will see it and start to ask questions about the condition of their pension fund.   The NJEA, which is supposed to be looking out for their interests, has not…Read More

The word is out.  NJ Education Report  learned from a source about Sunlight’s billboard campaign to hold the NJEA (and NTU) accountable for keeping schools closed for kids and parents who want their schools to reopen.  Newark, Jersey City, Trenton, Montclair, Paterson and other districts continue to fight the teachers unions to try to open schools…Read More

Thanks to NJ Education Report for reposting Sunlight’s piece on fired Montclair BOE member Sergio Gonzalez’s open letter. Please see NJ Ed Report’s follow-up report today that shows how NJEA President-elect/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller has given the Montclair Education Association control over his BOE appointments. Spiller’s judicially recognized conflict of interest just gets worse and…Read More

Highly regarded journalist Steve Malanga of City Journal, the Manhattan Institute’s magazine, cited Sunlight’s research in his piece, “Progressive Parents, Closed Schools.”  Specifically, Malanga used Sunlight’s research on the NJEA’s Political Leadership Academy and its most famous graduate, NJEA President-elect/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller.Read More

National news website RealClearEducation has made Sunlight’s report in Discourse Magazine its top story for today.  We appreciate it!Read More

Thanks to the Mercatus Center at George Mason University for publishing Sunlight founder Mike Lilley’s report in its Discourse Magazine.  The piece is titled “Teachers’ Unions Are Bad for Teachers. Here’s Why.”  The title speaks for itself, but the piece delves into the multiple ways in which teachers, and in particular New Jersey teachers, are…Read More

Check out NJ Education Report’s latest.  It’s an excellent recap of all the various facets of Spiller’s conflict of interest. NJEdReport also makes some strong points: 1) Spiller was trained by the NJEA Political Leadership Academy; 2) in addition to Sunlight, news reporters have mentioned Spiller’s interest in running for governor; 3) Can Spiller serve…Read More