NJEducation Report Comments on Sunlight’s Piece on Gov. Murphy’s Unfinished Business in NJ
Posted On04/15/2022 byThanks to NJEdReport for commenting on Sunlight’s recent piece reminding Gov. Murphy that before he goes off running for president, there is a whole lot of unfinished business in New Jersey. NJEdReport dies its usual excellent job of summarizing and highlighting the salient points.Read More
Before New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Runs for President, Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has Some Reminders
Posted On04/11/2022 byIt’s now an open secret that Phil Murphy wants to run for president. New Jersey pollsters are even running polls about it. Politico – and then many others – have reported that Murphy’s wife and a top political aide launched two Super PACs, which are ideal vehicles for a national campaign and a traditional first…Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on the NJEA’s Ignoring NJ Kids’ Learning Loss
Posted On04/06/2022 byThanks NJ Education Report for reposting Sunlight’s blog on the NJEA’s pretending that there was no learning loss from pandemic school closures. Of course, it’s minority and young kids who suffered the most loss, but apparently that’s of little concern to the NJEA. So much for being a “teachers” union. It’s a scandal sitting in…Read More
NJEdReport Posts Sunlight’s Blog on NJ’s Outmigration Problem and Gov. Murphy’s Inaction
Posted On03/18/2022 byThanks once again to NJEdReport for posting Sunlight’s blog on Outmigration. Another study, another last-in-the-nation ranking for NJ. But Gov. Murphy has studiously ignored the issue. His mind is apparently focused elsewhere: on a possible run for the White House. Too bad for NJ!Read More
NJEdReport Posts Sunlight’s Blog on More Biased Research from Weber, Baker and NJ Policy Perspective.
Posted On02/15/2022 byThanks to NJEdReport for posting Sunlight’s blog and adding a great picture (from the Academy Award-winning movie “Cabaret”) of cherry-picking – which is Weber and Baker go-to method of “research.” Weber and Baker predetermine their conclusion – in this case and very often the supposed need for more education spending by the state – and…Read More
Star-Ledger Publishes Sunlight’s Op-Ed on More NJEA “Dark Money” in NJ Politics
Posted On02/07/2022 byThanks to the Star-Ledger for publishing Sunlight’s op-ed on a new kind of “dark money” in NJ politics. Traditionally, dark money has referred to secret funders of Super PACs (political action committees). Here, we know that the NJEA funded its Super PAC, Garden State Forward, with $42 million, but because of inadequate disclosure, we…Read More
NJEdReport Highlights Sunlight’s Response to Gov. Murphy’s Inaugural Address
Posted On01/20/2022 byThank to NJ Education Report for highlighting Sunlight’s response to Gov. Murphy’s inaugural address. We think NJEdReport plucked out the right lines. Like Politico‘s Matt Friedman (also quoted by NJEd Report), we question whether Murphy will reduce property taxes, and even if he does, he will likely raise other taxes to help him do it….Read More
NJ Ed Report Improves on and Amplifies Sunlight’s Analysis of 2021 Election Spending
Posted On12/14/2021 byAs usual, NJEdReport gets at the key points and then presents them in a thoroughly digestible way. A quick and easy way to understand how the NJEA spent $20 million – that’s $167 for each and every teacher – of its members’ highest-in-the-nation dues exclusively on supporting Gov. Murphy and Democrats and enriching well-connected Democrat…Read More
Sunlight Policy Center Releases 2021 Election Spending Analysis
Posted On12/14/2021 bySunlight Policy Center Releases 2021 Election Spending Analysis New Jersey Teachers Might Not Know This, So Feel Free to Share During Parent-Teacher Conferences FACT – Leading up to and during the 2021 elections the NJEA Spent $167 for EACH AND EVERY TEACHER to Support Murphy and Democrats While most political insiders in New Jersey immediately…Read More
NJEdReport Adds Its Own Take on Sunlight’s Blog on the Montclair School Board Vote
Posted On11/10/2021 byAs usual, NJEdReport added its own excellent and informed take on Sunlight’s blog congratulating Montclair voters on their landslide victory. Montclair will now have an elected school board, and the deeply conflicted NJEA President/Montclair Mayor Spiller will no longer have control over Montclair’s school board. Montclair parents saw their children locked out of school for…Read More