Chapter 78

Murphy’s 2020 Sop To Teacher Union Leaders Is Hurting School District Budgets and Taxpayers

When Gov. Phil Murphy signed  a new teacher health care law in 2020 called Chapter 44, leaders of the New…

3 years ago

Jersey City Addendum: How a Board Member’s Ties to the Teachers Union Can Lead to School Budget Woes

Earlier this week, in a story about Jersey City Public Schools’ habit of giving large bonuses to central office administrators,…

3 years ago

The Christie Exception: When the Teachers Union Doesn’t Get Its Way

This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? As Lenape high school…

4 years ago

2020 in Review: NJEA Scratched Murphy's Back and Murphy Scratched NJEA's

As we head into the end of the year, now would seem to be a good time for reviews of…

4 years ago

NJEducationAid: NJ Policy Perspective's Biased Research Is Misleading You About NJ Teacher Pensions.

As part of its advocacy for the New Jersey Education Association, the New Jersey Policy Perspective has put its imprimatur…

4 years ago

Did Murphy and NJEA’s Excellent Adventure Hit a Pothole?

Yesterday Governor Phil Murphy celebrated his victory -- signing a Legislature-approved nine-month budget of $32.7 billion that includes his millionaire’s…

4 years ago

New Jersey Governance in the Middle of a Pandemic: Run By and For NJEA

The NJEA’s investments are paying off.   New Jersey’s most powerful special interest has had a great recent run with…

4 years ago

Dear New Jersey Teachers: You’re Getting a Raw Deal From NJEA and NEA.

Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has a new report out, “New Jersey Teachers’ Dues: Why…

4 years ago