Stuff in the ‘The Taxpayer-Funded Political Machine’ Category
NJEA President Sean Spiller’s Personal Vanity Project Funded by $35 Million of Teachers’ Regular Dues
Posted On01/22/2025 byWith very little support from voters, NJEA President Sean Spiller’s run for governor is looking more and more like a personal vanity project. And a very expensive one at that — funded by $35 million of teachers’ regular dues without their knowledge or consent. That’s what we deduce from the New Jersey Monitor‘s report…Read More
NJEA’s Late and Inadequate Response to Increased School Violence Shows Its Priorities Are Elsewhere
Posted On01/16/2025 byNamely, aiding Sean Spiller political ambitions, not teachers’ well-being. In the January 2025 NJEA Review (the monthly magazine for teachers), there are no fewer than three, separate pieces advocating for Spiller for governor — all with handy QR codes linking to Spiller’s campaign website. Back on p. 40, there’s a piece about the post-pandemic increase…Read More
Memo to NJEA President Spiller: NJ Is Not #1 When it Comes to Student Success, Especially for Disadvantaged Kids
Posted On01/14/2025 byNJEA President Sean Spiller has often claimed that New Jersey’s public schools are the best in the nation, and now as a candidate for governor, he’s touting this claim as part of his qualifications for the office. In a recent interview with InsiderNJ, Spiller once again stated: “We have the number one schools in the…Read More
Florida Public Schools Get Better Results — Especially for Disadvantaged Kids — for Less than Half the Price
Posted On01/07/2025 byA wake-up call for New Jersey: New Jersey public schools are not nearly as good as the NJEA and Gov. Murphy claim. Florida 4th graders have better academic achievement in both math and reading than New Jersey — especially for disadvantaged children — while spending less than half the money. The NJEA frequently claims that…Read More
Attorney General Platkin: We Must Care About the Rule of Law and Political Corruption ALL THE TIME. But What About Gov. Murphy’s Pals Sean Spiller and Brendan Gill?
Posted On12/03/2024 byMore strong, unequivocal words about the rule of law and political corruption from New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin. According to the New Jersey Globe, Platkin had this to say about President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter: We can’t care about the rule of law some of the time. We can’t care about corruption…Read More
Strong Words About Politicians and Corruption from AG Platkin and Rep. Sherrill. Will They Apply to Spiller and Gill?
Posted On11/20/2024 byTwo of New Jersey’s leading public officials, Attorney General Matt Platkin and Rep./Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill, had some strong words about New Jersey politicians and corruption. At a press conference, Platkin stated (as quoted by Politico): It’s time for people in positions of authority in this state to spend a little more time questioning…Read More
NJEA Leadership Caught Red-Handed Trying to Deceive Their Members and Hide the Truth from Them.
Posted On11/12/2024 byWe’ve caught NJEA leadership red-handed trying to deceive their members and hide the truth from them. They could have told teachers the truth but they did not. Again. During last week’s NJEA Convention, Sunlight texted this message to teachers attending the convention: It told them the following facts: As reported in the Montclair Local, NJEA…Read More
NJEA 3Q Filing: $7.25 Million Backing Sean Spiller; $550,000 for NJEA-Friendly School Board Candidates and GOTV
Posted On11/05/2024 bySunlight had the opportunity to view another quarterly IRS Form 8872 filing by the NJEA’s Super PAC, Garden State Forward for the July 1 – September 30 period, which was a very busy quarter for Garden State Forward. Here are the notable contributions: Working New Jersey: $7.25 million Education Truth Project: $200,000 (2024 total $300,000)…Read More
NJ Teachers Are Being Forced to Back Democrats and NJEA President Sean Spiller, Who Remains Under State Criminal Investigation
Posted On10/28/2024 byThe NJEA’s “Spiller for Governor” Super PAC is in action. Per New Jersey Globe, Working New Jersey has spent $639,000 on select Democrats running for federal office and … NJEA President Sean Spiller, who is running for governor in 2025. And NJEA leadership is forcing New Jersey teachers to pay for it. Here are the…Read More
Teachers Continue To Show They Do Not Want to Spend Their Hard-Earned Money on Politics, But NJEA Leadership Continues To Spend It
Posted On10/18/2024 byContinuing our perusal of the NJEA’s 2022 IRS Form 990, we looked at member donations to the NJEA’s traditional political action committee (PAC), NJEA PAC. Contributions to NJEA PAC are a good barometer for members’ enthusiasm for NJEA political spending because NJEA PAC is funded by a voluntary, separate dues stream that members must opt…Read More