Once 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

Thanks 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

Thanks 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

Thanks 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

Thanks 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

Thanks 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

Thanks 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

Thank 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