Stuff in the ‘Network of Allies’ Category
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
NTU President Abeigon Tries to Rewrite History after Sunlight’s Billboard Calls the NTU Out
Posted On05/18/2021 byNewark Teachers’ Union head John Abeigon issued a response to Sunlight’s billboard, one of several around the state that blames the NTU and the NJEA for keeping students out of the classroom and contributing to large-scale learning loss for Newark kids. Unfortunately, Abeigon does not stick to the facts about the matter and attempts to…Read More
More Shoddy Research from NJ Policy Perspective: the Fate of Camden Students Be Damned
Posted On05/14/2021 byThe scholars at New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) have done it again: they have published shoddy, substandard “research” in the service of their NJEA patrons. Their new report revolves around the spurious and unsupported claim that there is “no evidence” that the state takeover of Camden schools has improved student learning. Once again, NJPP’s own report…Read More
NJ Policy Perspective’s “Blueprint” for NJ Aligns with the NJEA and Its Vast Network of Allies
Posted On04/27/2021 byProgressive think-tank New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) released its policy blueprint for NJ. Sunlight is not going to delve into all the policy proposals. Readers can do that at their leisure. Sunlight highlights two facts about the report: NJPP states that it worked in “close collaboration” with many other NJ progressive groups who make up…Read More
New Direction Is Now Essentially an NJEA Super PAC with Gov. Murphy as Spokesman
Posted On04/08/2021 bySunlight admits that this is not new news, but because it was released on Christmas Eve-eve, we missed it. But we found the InsiderNJ press release that reveals that Super PAC New Direction New Jersey (NDNJ) is now almost entirely funded by the NJEA. That’s right, from late 2019 to late 2020, the NJEA pumped $6,000,000…Read More
Your Tax Dollars at Work: Once again, the NJEA Spends the Most on Lobbying. By Far.
Posted On03/10/2021 byOnce again, the NJEA spent more on political lobbying than any other special interest. By far. The NJ Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) released its annual lobbying report, and the NJEA was the leading spender in a record year for lobbying, as it was in 2019. The NJEA spent a total of $6.3 million, 26%…Read More
NJ Education Aid: The Data Show that NJ Has a Serious Outmigration Problem; NJ Policy Perspective Is Wrong to Assert Otherwise.
Posted On02/22/2021 byNJ Education Aid published some of its excellent, data-driven work in NJ Education Report, this time focusing on the hard numbers about NJ’s outmigration problem. These facts are important in and of themselves because NJ policy-makers should recognize that NJ is losing the competition with other states for people, wealth and businesses. But these facts…Read More
Jersey Jazzman Provides Sound Research for Fordham Institute. Why Not for NJ Policy Perspective?
Posted On02/10/2021 byMark Weber (a.k.a., Jersey Jazzman) authored a recent report for the Fordham Institute that showed that, contrary to what is commonly assumed, charter schools do not drain money away from traditional school districts. This is quite a surprise coming from Weber, given that he and his usual employer, New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP), have consistently…Read More
What a Shame! It’s Final: Mondelez Is Leaving NJ and 600 Jobs Are Gone
Posted On02/05/2021 byCredit to BuryPensions for catching this. The Mondelez (owner of Nabisco) plant in Fair Lawn is shutting down. That’s 600 jobs that disappear with it. What a shame. NJ citizens must remember that NJ has had the worst tax climate for businesses in the nation FOR SEVEN STRAIGHT YEARS, and that Gov. Murphy just raised…Read More