Opinion

LILLEY: Is NJ Working Families Alliance Serving as a ‘Dark Money’ Front for the NJEA?

Sunlight was recently on Twitter asking whether New Jersey Working Families Alliance’s (NJWFA) executive director Sue Altman’s anti-charter school invective had…

3 years ago

LILLEY: 7 Billion Dollar Pension Payment Aside, NJ Teachers’ Retirement Fund Is Still in Crisis

There’s lots of happy talk coming out of Trenton about the state of New Jersey’s public pensions.  This plays very…

3 years ago

If Schools Can Build on the Flexibility and Creativity Driven By the Pandemic, Our Students Will Thrive

Learning can and should happen anytime, anywhere. After what we’ve learned over the past 15 months, we have the chance…

3 years ago

LILLEY: Sean Spiller’s Political Ambitions Present NJ Voters With the ‘Largest Conflict of Interest’ in State History

Sunlight Policy Center has been active on social media about NJEA President-elect/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller’s fundraiser for his dark-money Super…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Parent: ‘Why Won’t the Murphy Administration Do the Right Thing and Honor Our School Choice?’

Desiree Whyte of Asbury Park is the mother of Nick Whyte, a student at College Achieve Greater Asbury Park School.…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: Is Autism a Normal Human Variation or Freddie Kruger? Wisdom From a Mom

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her here (www.lauramckenna.com). This article was originally…

3 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey Teacher Union Dues Are WAY Higher Than Any Other State

NJEA’s member dues are the highest in the nation – by a long shot.  For the 2020-21 school year, EIA…

3 years ago

Special Education Parents in Elizabeth Speak Out: ‘We Have Been Snubbed and Shunned’

Maria Lorenz is a parent leader in Elizabeth, NJ and the mother of two boys. She has completed her SPAN…

3 years ago

LILLEY: Gov. Murphy Takes Care of His NJEA Pals Over Kids in Poor School Districts. Where Is Mark Weber and NJPP?

NJ Ed Report published an excellent report yesterday about how the NJEA’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is sending unqualified…

3 years ago

5 Ways a Therapy Dog Can Make a Difference for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Lauren Martini, Occupational Therapist  at The Phoenix Center (an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21…

3 years ago