Many thanks to NJ Left Behind for reading, understanding and summarizing the main points of SPCNJ’s long and detailed report on the NJEA’s vast network of allies. NJEA’s “Spider Web of Political Power”: A New Report Examines NJEA’s Ring Through Murphy’s Nose Last Friday Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey published…Read More

and for Mr. Bury’s kind words about SPCNJ’s investigative reporting. Who Is Getting the NJEA Money? Posted January 6, 2020 by burypensions in Politics. 1 Comment The Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey released a report “naming names and providing the state with a first-of-its-kind Who’s Who of the organizations that make up the NJEA’s vast…Read More

Report claims NJEA weaves ‘spider web of political power’ By Carly Sitrin 01/06/2020 05:05 AM EST A new report (https://sunlightpolicynj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SPCNJ-Issue-Paper-8-Network-of-Allies-FINAL-georgia-font.pdf) seeking to map the influence of the New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest and most powerful teachers union, claims to have uncovered what its author calls “a veritable spider web of political power and influence.”…Read More

Kudos to NJ Left Behind for calling out Sue Altman and Working Families and asking for whom they really speak.  Altman is unable to give any credit to Camden’s charter schools despite their remarkable successes in educating Camden children.  Nor can she give any credit to the corporate incentive program for bringing businesses to Camden….Read More

The more New Jersey citizens who know that Sue Altman is a shill for the NJEA, the better. Read the Star-Ledger Op-Ed here. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.Read More

By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist By Mike Lilley Recent news headlines have been ablaze with stories about the forced removal of Working Families Alliance State Director Sue Altman from a state Senate hearing on New Jersey’s corporate tax-incentive program. Altman was quickly supported by a familiar group of progressive advocacy groups such as New Jersey Citizen…Read More

Here’s the full re-post.Read More

Mike Antonucci – one of the most knowledgeable experts on teachers unions – cites SPCNJ’s discovery and points out that the NJEA’s initial cloak of silence is not unusual for NEA state affiliates.  It still begs the question: why? Read the full EIA piece here.Read More

Thanks to InsiderNJ for posting SPCNJ’s discovery on its “Morning Intelligence Briefing.”  Now InsiderNJ should ask the NJEA about its strange silence regarding the departure of their long-time executive director. Read the InsiderNJ post here.  Read More