New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)

LILLEY: NJ Spends 59% More Per Pupil Than the National Average But These Two Cherry-Pickers Say ‘We Need More’

We have already documented 10 reports where Mark Weber and Bruce Baker cherry-pick data to support their preferred conclusions that…

3 years ago

Governor, Let Me Clear Up Your Confusion: You’re Getting Your Phils Mixed Up!

'I don’t understand why all of a sudden there’s this big buzz around our posture on charter schools,' he said.…

3 years ago

‘President’ Phil Murphy?

It’s no secret that Gov. Phil Murphy has national ambitions. After his inaugural speech last month, Fred Snowflack editorialized that…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: It’s Time for Murphy to Take Off His MAGA Hat

Gov. Phil Murphy says he supports “giving our children the education they need to succeed in a 21st century economy.”…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Today Murphy Will Announce End of the School Mask Mandate

This afternoon at 1 pm Gov. Phil Murphy will announce that he is ending the in-school mask mandate, effective March…

3 years ago

Update: Murphy’s Education Department Fought the Board and the Board Won

With apologies to The Clash, yesterday was an embarassing one for Gov. Phil Murphy's Department of Education. At the public…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Murphy Will Extend In-School Mask Mandate, Despite Legislature’s Opposition

Today the State Legislature, in the last day of this legislative session, declined to extend Gov. Phil Murphy's in-school mask…

3 years ago

If Montclair Spends So Much on Facilities, Why Are Its Buildings Falling Apart?

“If our main focus is to contain the spread of COVID this winter,” Arthur Samuels argued yesterday, “making kindergarteners eat…

3 years ago

NJ Teachers Each Paid $167 for Murphy’s Re-Election, Whether They Like Him or Not

Last month NJ Spotlight analyzed the growing influence of Super PACs on New Jersey’s elections, concluding that this past November's…

3 years ago

HALE: Murphy’s Slim Victory and Sweeney’s Loss Prove the Governor Must Curb His ‘Progressive’ Instincts

Matthew Hale is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Seton Hall University. This…

3 years ago