EDUCATION WEEK’S RANKINGS: NEW JERSEY IS TOPS BECAUSE OF HIGH EDUCATION SPENDING THAT BENEFITS THE NJEA MORE THAN STUDENTS
Posted On03/08/2021 byWe Are #1… Because of Spending, Not Results! Let’s Shine Some Needed Sunlight on Education Week’s Annual State Rankings Each year, Education Week provides a report card assessing the quality of public education state-by-state. Last Fall, New Jersey topped Ed Week’s rankings. Whoo-Hooo! Congrats! Kudos! Right? Unfortunately, Wrong. New Jersey took the top spot from…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
CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Mayor Spiller Sides With His Union On Re-opening Montclair Schools
Posted On02/02/2021 byNJEA Vice President and Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller’s massive conflict of interest has reared its ugly head at precisely the wrong time: right in the middle of a pandemic and just before Montclair public schools were scheduled to be opened for in-person instruction. The MEA Exercises Its Veto Power Despite Superintendent Jonathan Ponds’ decision…Read More
Mayor Spiller’s Conflict Of Interest Rears Its Ugly Head In Montclair Schools Re-Opening Dispute
Posted On02/02/2021 byA NEEDED SITUATION ANALYSIS FROM THE SUNLIGHT POLICY CENTER OF NEW JERSEY Last May, Sean Spiller, the Vice President of the NJEA – the most powerful special interest in the state – was elected mayor of Montclair. Sunlight Policy Center provided a detailed report examining the FACTS behind Mr. Spiller’s major conflict of interest and,…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