2019 NJEA IRS 990: RETIRING NJEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ED RICHARDSON WAS PAID $2.5 MILLION
Posted On07/07/2022 byNOW WE KNOW: RETIRING NJEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ED RICHARDSON WAS PAID $2.5 MILLION IN 2019! The Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey shines a light on New Jersey’s most powerful special interest and the lavish compensation of its leadership. After three years of no information on New Jersey’s most powerful special interest, the IRS finally…Read More
NJ.com Publishes Sunlight’s Op-ed on Teacher Shortage
Posted On06/23/2022 byThank goodness that unlike some other media outlets in New Jersey nj.com is willing to publish opinions that challenge New Jersey’s public school status quo. In response to a teacher shortage, Sunlight asks whether New Jersey’s public school system represents an appealing job opportunity for today’s young college grads. They value mobility and flexibility, but our…Read More
NJEdReport Augments and Amplifies Sunlight’s Report on NJ’s Teacher Shortage
Posted On06/22/2022 byThanks to NJEdReport augmenting and amplifying Sunlight’s latest research on New Jersey’s teacher shortage. NJEdReport ties in other elements – such as New Jersey Policy Perspective’s Mark Weber’s pro-NJEA prescriptions and its own work on the subject – to provide an even broader view of the subject. It’s always worth reading NJEdReport’s take on things.Read More
New Jersey’s Teacher Shortage is Nothing Less than A Crisis
Posted On06/22/2022 byNew Jersey’s Teacher Shortage is Nothing Less than A Crisis “Let’s be clear, the challenges created by the current staffing shortages are systemic and have been exacerbated by the pandemic, but they existed before it began.” – David Aberhold, Superintendent for West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District and President of the Garden State Coalition of Schools. Here…Read More
NJEdReport Posts Sunlight’s Blog on More Biased and Substandard Research from Mark Weber and NJ Policy Perspective
Posted On06/14/2022 byAs usual, NJEdReport has added to and improved upon Sunlight’s work. As usual, we appreciate NJEdReport helping to spread the truth about Mark Weber and NJPP. Too bad the New Jersey media takes Weber at face value.Read More
NJEdReport Does an Excellent Summary of Sunlight’s Report on Another Pro-NJEA Law Passed in Secrecy
Posted On05/25/2022 bySunlight is forced to admit that NJEdReport’s take is more readable than Sunlight’s own report! Thank you, NJEdReport!Read More
Lame-Duck Lawmakers Sneak One Past the New Jersey Public
Posted On05/24/2022 byWHAT THE HELL IS THE RESPONSIBLE COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS ACT? FOLLOW THE MONEY! FOLLOW WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN TRENTON! SUNLIGHT POLICY CENTER OF NEW JERSEY SHINES A LIGHT ON OUR 2022 LAME DUCK SESSION After each election, many interesting things happen in Trenton during a lame duck session… Sunlight Policy Center JUST found an…Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on NJ Learning Loss During the Pandemic
Posted On05/23/2022 byOnce again, thanks to NJEdReport for amplifying Sunlight’s blog on a Harvard study that showed that New Jersey had among the most school closures and that minority kids suffered the most. Remember that in towns like Montclair and Newark, the teachers unions fought – and even boycotted – the opening of schools.Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on the Cornavaca-NJEA-Murphy Revolving Door
Posted On05/18/2022 byThanks to NJEdReport for reposting Sunlight’s blog on the special-interest revolving door from the NJEA to Gov. Murphy’s administration back to the NJEA. (Of course it was NJEdReport’s reporting that alerted us to the move in the first place.) Cornavaca wins, the NJEA wins, Murphy wins, but what about ordinary New Jersey citizens?Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on the NJEA’s Pay-to-Play Relationship with Gov. Murphy – in the NJEA’s Own Words
Posted On04/27/2022 byThanks once again to NJEdReport‘s boosting Sunlight’s work. Sunlight hopes that NJEdReport readers will take a moment to look at our short blog. The NJEA proudly and brazenly boasts of its influence over our governor and the quid pro quo relationship they have. New Jersey under Murphy: by and for the special interests.Read More