Stuff in the ‘Network of Allies’ Category
More Biased “Research” from Mark Weber, Bruce Baker and NJ Policy Perspective
Posted On02/09/2022 byThe eleventh time is a charm, apparently. Or as NJEdReport says: “Here we go again.” The New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) duo of Mark Weber (a.k.a., “Jersey Jazzman”) and Bruce Baker continue to churn out flawed “research” that uses cherry-picked data to reach predetermined conclusions, which always and everywhere support the agenda of their NJEA…Read More
In Contrast to NJ Policy Perspective, NJEdReport Provides a Fair and Data-Driven Look at State Education Spending
Posted On10/21/2021 bySunlight heartily recommends NJEdReport’s comprehensive report on NJ education spending. It is full of excellent data that covers the various spending measurements and related state spending, such as municipal aid. It is fair but does not pull punches when it comes to the slanted research of Mark Weber and Bruce Baker for NJ Policy Perspective….Read More
NJEA Sponsorship of NJ PBS’s Gubernatorial Debate Raises Red Flags
Posted On10/14/2021 byKudos to Politico‘s Carly Sitrin for her excellent piece (unfortunately behind a paywall) on the NJEA’s sponsoring NJ PBS’s 2021 gubernatorial debate, despite the fact that the NJEA endorsed one of the debate participants, Gov. Murphy, and committed at least $15.5 million to Murphy’s re-election. As Sitrin notes, New Jersey’s elections watchdog, the Election Law…Read More
For the 10th Time, NJ Policy Perspective Distorts the Data to Reach the NJEA’s Preferred Conclusions
Posted On09/29/2021 bySunlight has learned from the past that the New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) duo of Mark “Jersey Jazzman” Weber and Bruce Baker can be relied on for two things: 1) distorting the data; and 2) arriving at the preferred conclusions of NJPP’s generous patron, the NJEA. (See here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and…Read More
Sunlight Is Surprised by Evident Anti-Charter School Bias at New Jersey Public Radio
Posted On09/27/2021 bySunlight recently had a surprising exchange with Nancy Solomon, the managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio. Solomon was a recipient of a Sunlight email blast promoting our most recent report on the record-breaking $310,000 that was spent to elect NJEA President Sean Spiller mayor of Montclair. In relevant part, Solomon replied: “Charter school shills…Read More
Is NJ Working Families Alliance Serving as a “Dark Money” Front for the NJEA?
Posted On08/17/2021 bySunlight was recently on Twitter asking whether New Jersey Working Families Alliance’s (NJWFA) executive director Sue Altman’s anti-charter school invective had something to do with the fact that NJWFA had received at least $249,000 from the NJEA – probably the most anti-charter school organization in the state. Sunlight was right to question Altman on this and…Read More
NJEdReport: Gov. Murphy Takes Care of His NJEA Pals Over Kids in Poor School Districts. Where Is Mark Weber and NJPP?
Posted On07/15/2021 byNJ Ed Report published an excellent report today about how the NJEA’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is sending unqualified teachers to teach in high-poverty, Abbott districts. Thankfully, NJ Ed Report is a trusted outlet for NJ Department of Education (DOE) whistleblowers who blew the whistle on teachers being allowed to teach all-important physics classes…Read More
More Flawed Research from Jersey Jazzman and NJ Policy Perspective, Once Again Aligning with the NJEA
Posted On07/09/2021 byMore flawed research by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) and Mark Weber, Ph.D., (a.k.a Jersey Jazzman): flawed because it is predicated on prior flawed NJPP/Weber research, which it treats as established fact, which it is certainly not. And once again – like his previous work for NJPP – Weber’s conclusions align perfectly with the policy…Read More
Quid Pro Quo: SEIU Joins the NJEA in Endorsing “Enthusiastically Pro Union” Gov. Murphy
Posted On05/26/2021 byTo no one’s surprise, public union SEIU endorsed Gov. Murphy for re-election, following in train of NJ’s most powerful public union, the NJEA. In doing so, they describe Murphy as a “enthusiastically pro union governor, who has “enacted policies that significantly improved the lives” of public employees. This sounds a lot like what NJEA Secretary…Read More
New Direction Spent $13.2 Million Boosting Gov. Murphy, with $10.5 Million from the Taxpayer-Funded NJEA
Posted On05/20/2021 byPolitico’s Matt Friedman reported in his New Jersey Playbook that NJEA-funded Super PAC New Direction New Jersey(NDNJ) has spent nearly $13.2 million over the past three years to boost Gov. Murphy. Friedman points out that the $13.2 million is almost as much as the $15.6 million the governor would be permitted to spend if he…Read More