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May 11, 2023

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Gov. Murphy Fails to Address Learning Loss and then Tries to Hide It by Lowering Education Standards

Rarely does the juxtaposition of two events — actually one event and one non-event — paint such a clear picture of reality. Unfortunately, the reality is […]

April 25, 2023

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More Indications that Education Truth Project and NJ Public Education Coalition Are NEA/NJEA Fronts

Time for another update on the dark-money Super PAC Education Truth Project (ETP) and its New Jersey affiliate, New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC). Both organizations […]

April 6, 2023

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By Lowering Standards, Gov. Murphy Seeks to Hide the Learning Loss Caused by His Education Policies

Our friends at NJEdReport published an excellent piece on how “in a fit of dishonesty” Gov. Murphy’s Department of Education (DOE) is seeking to lower the […]

April 4, 2023

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In a Ruthless and Cynical Display of Political Power, Gov. Murphy and the Legislature Undercut Independent Election Watchdog

The ruthlessness and cynicism of Gov. Murphy and the majority of Democrats in the legislature are breathtaking. How ruthless? The legislature passed and Murphy signed into […]

March 29, 2023

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Urban Institute: NJ Teachers’ Pension Plan Still in Deep Trouble, Projected to be Insolvent in 20 Years

As Gov. Murphy proposes to pump another $7 billion of the state budget into New Jersey’s unreformed public pension system, Sunlight thought it would be a […]

March 22, 2023

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“New Jersey Politics at their Worst:” Gov. Murphy Seeks to Remove Head of Independent Elections Watchdog

As the Bergen Record‘s Charlie Stile sees it, Gov. Murphy’s move to weaken New Jersey’s independent elections watchdog (ELEC) amounts to “New Jersey politics at their worst.” […]

March 14, 2023

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New ELEC Report: All-Politics-All-the-Time NJEA Spent the Most on Lobbying. By Far.

Thank goodness, Gov. Murphy wasn’t able to gut the independence of the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC)! The invaluable ELEC has come out with another of […]

March 9, 2023

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Governor Murphy, Your Learning Loss Tutoring Plan Is Failing. What Are You Going To Do About It?

We already know that, due to COVID-related school closures, New Jersey had some of the worst learning loss in the nation. Fewer than half of New […]

March 7, 2023

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NJ Public Education Coalition: the NJEA’s Dark Money and Shadowy Network of Allies Try to Intimidate School Boards

The plot thickens. Now we see two shadowy progressive organizations join together to fight parents who have challenged the NJEA’s progressive agenda, especially those parents elected […]