Montclair Local Reports on Sunlight’s Research on NJEA’s Record-Breaking Spending to Elect Sean Spiller
Posted On09/22/2021 byIn a fair and even-handed piece, the Montclair Local reported on Sunlight’s research into the record amount of money that was spent to elect NJEA President Sean Spiller as Montclair mayor. Sunlight estimates that $310,000 was spent to elect Spiller versus $10,000 spent by his opponent Renee Baskerville, which was $80,000 more than was spent in…Read More
Thanks to NJEdReport for Enhancing Sunlight’s Report on NJEA Support for Sean Spiller’s Political Career
Posted On09/21/2021 byNJEdReport does an excellent job of condensing Sunlight’s work into a readable one-pager, and adding a picture of Spiller and his pal, Gov. Murphy, which is worth a thousand words.Read More
NJEA Inundated Montclair with Unprecedented Political Spending to Elect NJEA President Sean Spiller Mayor
Posted On09/20/2021 byPreviously Unreported Filings Shows $56.99 was spent for each Spiller vote versus $1.97 for His Opponent, Dr. Renee Baskerville When Sunlight Policy Center first delved into the NJEA’s support for its current president, Sean Spiller’s, mayoral run, we determined that Spiller had raised $57,000, of which $36,000 came from the NJEA and its allies. WE…Read More
BuryPensions Cites Sunlight’s Work on NJ Teachers’ Severely Underfunded Pensions
Posted On09/14/2021 byBuryPensions – one of the most informed observers of NJ’s pension crisis – cited to Sunlight’s research on NJ teachers’ woefully underfunded pensions as compared to NJEA executives overfunded pensions. Sunlight would add that top NJEA exec pensions are worth as much as 6x what a teacher’s pension is worth. All of this paid for…Read More
NJEdReport Helps Spread the Word to Teachers While the NJEA Tries to Keep Them in the Dark
Posted On09/09/2021 byOnce again, thanks to NJ Education Report for posting Sunlight’s blog rebutting the NJEA’s hit piece on Sunlight. Clearly, the NJEA is nervous about Sunlight’s campaign to inform teachers of their 1st Amendment rights and is trying desperately to keep them in the dark.Read More
NJEdReport Helps Call Out Sue Altman and NJ Working Families Alliance
Posted On08/25/2021 byThanks to NJEdReport for amplifying Sunlight’s blog on the NJEA’s $349,000 funding for NJ Working Families Alliance in exchange for providing foot soldiers for the NJEA’s getup-the-vote efforts. So much for the “independent” NJWFA. Someone should ask Altman just how much money she’s getting from the NJEA.Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on NJ Pension Crisis
Posted On08/17/2021 byThanks (again) to NJ Education Report for reposting Sunlight’s blog reminding New Jersey that its public pension system is still in crisis despite the best investment returns in 25 years.Read More
NJEdReport Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on Concerns About Spiller’s Potential Gubernatorial Run
Posted On08/11/2021 byMany thanks (again) to NJEdReport! With its excellent reporting and thousands of followers, NJEd Report helps spread the sunlight!Read More
NJ Ed Report Reposts Sunlight’s Blog on Murphy Taking Care of His NJEA Pals Over Kids in Poor Districts
Posted On07/16/2021 byThanks to NJ Ed Report both for reposting but even more for its excellent reporting. Clearly NJ Department of Education whistleblowers have the confidence and trust in NJ Ed Report to expose the wrongdoing and know that NJ Ed Report will treat it properly. Kudos to NJ Ed Report.Read More
NJ Ed Report Re-Posts Sunlight’s Blog on the NJEA’s Apparent Unconcern with Learning Loss During the Pandemic
Posted On07/01/2021 byOnce again, thanks to NJ Education Report for re-posting Sunlight’s blog on the massive amount of learning loss for minority students due to all-remote learning and whether the NJEA even cares about measuring that loss. NJ Ed Report remains a steadfast sentinel when it comes to education in New jersey.Read More