SPCNJ In The News
NJ Education Report Re-Posts Sunlight’s Blog on an Inconvenient Photo of Mayor Spiller and MEA President
Posted On03/17/2021 byThanks for NJEdReport for re-posting Sunlight’s blog. Montclair citizens need that the MEA clearly has a seat at the table with NJEA VP/Mayor Spiller. What about the parents of Montclair FAIL (Families Advocating for In-person Learning)?Read More
NJ Education Report Posts Sunlight’s Latest Research on EdWeek’s Flawed State Education Rankings
Posted On03/10/2021 byThanks to NJEdReport for posting Sunlight’s research report “EDUCATION WEEK’S RANKINGS: NEW JERSEY IS TOPS BECAUSE OF HIGH EDUCATION SPENDING THAT BENEFITS THE NJEA MORE THAN STUDENTS.” Read More
Sunlight Founder Mike Lilley on Jersey Matters Show Discussing Montclair Mayor Spiller’s Conflict of Interest
Posted On02/22/2021 byThanks to Kimberly Kravitz and the Jersey Matters program team for interviewing Sunlight Founder Mike Lilley. The show was looking at the school reopening dispute in Montclair, where schools remain closed and NJEA VP/Mayor Sean Spiller has publicly sided with the Montclair Education Association. The piece is fair and balanced, with Spiller and a Montclair parent…Read More
NJ Education Report Posts Sunlight’s Report on Montclair Mayor Spiller’s Conflict of Interest
Posted On02/04/2021 byThanks to NJ Education Report. Sunlight’s readers should check out NJ Education Report – a new website dedicated to providing the facts and insights about NJ education system. You will learn many things you didn’t know but should know about NJ’s education system.Read More
BuryPensions Makes an Interesting Point about Sunlight’s Report on Mayor Spiller’s Conflict of Interest
Posted On02/03/2021 byBuryPensions asserts that Spiller has no conflict of interest at all because he is dutifully toeing the NJEA line. Montclair’s citizens never had a chance.Read More
Sunlight Featured in Montclair Local on NJEA VP/Mayor Spiller’s Conflict of Interest
Posted On02/02/2021 byNJEA critic: Mayor Spiller ‘siding with his union,’ not Montclair Please see our blog for a response to NJEA Vice President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller’s false attacks on Sunlight. He would much rather hurl mud and falsehoods than answer questions about the real issue: Spiller’s ongoing, legally recognized conflict of interest.Read More
NJLeftBehind Rightfully Highlights Montclair Mayor Spiller’s Major Conflict of Interest
Posted On01/28/2021 byAnd mentions previous research by Sunlight Policy Center on Mayor/NJEA VP Spiller’s removal from the Montclair Board of School Estimates for his manifest conflict of interest. Predictably, Spiller has publicly sided with his union in its dispute with Montclair Superintendent Jonathan Ponds over the re-opening of Montclair’s schools. Just when Montclair needs an un-conflicted mayor it…Read More
Sunlight’s Pension Report Gets (Brief) Coverage from NJ Spotlight News On-Line Program
Posted On12/16/2020 byHere’s the NJTV piece (go to minute 19:00).Read More
NJ Left Behind Re-Posts Sunlight’s Blog on 2020 Back-Scratching between Gov. Murphy and the NJEA
Posted On12/15/2020 byAs always, thanks to NJ Left Behind for re-posting Sunlight’s blog on all the policy gains Gov. Murphy gave to the NJEA in 2020. Murphy is taking care of NJ’s most powerful special interest because he benefits from their political support. Quid pro quo.Read More
NJ Left Behind Highlights Key Points in New Sunlight Policy Center Report on Teachers’ Pensions
Posted On12/14/2020 byThanks to NJ Left Behind for summarizing Sunlight’s most recent report on teachers’ pensions and highlighting the key points.Read More