Stuff in the ‘Network of Allies’ Category
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
NJ Policy Perspective’s McKoy Speaks Up for His NJEA Patrons
Posted On12/23/2020 byWell, at least Brandon McKoy is showing his true colors. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) president panned the recent passage of a new economic-development incentive program: “We’re in a moment of economic weakness and we just said ‘we’re going to reduce our revenues.’” In other words, McKoy’s…Read More
The NJEA and Its Network of Allies Move to Squash Standardized Testing for 2021
Posted On12/16/2020 bySunlight had to take note of a new campaign the NJEA is pushing on its members because it once again reveals the NJEA’s vast network of allies at work. On its website, the NJEA is urging its members to sign a petition to “suspend high-stakes student testing” in the spring. As detailed in Sunlight’s report…Read More
NJ Education Aid: More Shoddy Research from NJ Policy Perspective (Again)
Posted On12/11/2020 byThis time, NJ Education Aid (as posted in an article by NJ Left Behind) does the public the service of exposing more shoddy, biased research from New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP). NJ Education Aid goes into great detail to discredit NJPP’s “study” that concluded that NJ teachers’ pensions were among the least generous in the…Read More
Another Strand in the NJEA’s Close Relationship with NJ Spotlight
Posted On11/24/2020 byThere’s now an eighth strand in the NJEA’s close relationship with NJ Spotlight. As detailed in Sunlight’s blog “What Has Happened to NJ Spotlight?,” NJ Spotlight appears to be employing a double-standard when it comes to publishing op-eds from NJEA allies and NJEA critics. So Sunlight did some research and found: 1) The NJEA is listed…Read More
More Shoddy Research from NJ Policy Perspective with a Boost from NJ Spotlight
Posted On11/18/2020 byNJ Spotlight continues to live down to its new reputation as a megaphone for the NJEA and its allies. In a piece entitled “What Has Happened to NJ Spotlight?” Sunlight Policy Center recently highlighted the NJEA’s substantial financial support for and ties to NJ Spotlight, and the disparate treatment given op-eds critical of the NJEA…Read More
What Has Happened to NJ Spotlight?
Posted On11/12/2020 bySunlight Policy Center has noticed a disturbing trend with the news website NJ Spotlight. Normally when Sunlight submits an op-ed, the editing process is collaborative and quick. But Sunlight has found a double-standard with NJ Spotlight: our op-eds are receiving excessive scrutiny while certain other op-eds are not. In the most recent case (which is…Read More