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

Thanks 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

Thanks 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

Thanks 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

Thanks 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 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

NJEA 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

And 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