New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)

Sean Spiller's Ego Trip Goes All the Way to the White House!

Hey, there's nothing wrong with dreaming big. But Sean Spiller, Vice President of the New Jersey Education Association, is letting…

4 years ago

LILLEY: Follow the Money from NJEA to NJ Spotlight

There’s now an eighth strand in the NJEA’s close relationship with NJ Spotlight.  As detailed in Sunlight’s blog “What Has Happened…

4 years ago

NJEA VP Sean Spiller’s New Dark Money Group Plans a Major Shindig While You Can’t Eat With Grandma.

Matt Friedman of Politico starts his Playbook this morning with a scoop: Sean Spiller, VP of New Jersey’s largest teacher…

4 years ago

More Shoddy Research From NJ Policy Perspective With a Boost From NJ Spotlight

NJ Spotlight continues to live down to its new reputation as a megaphone for the NJEA and its allies.  In…

4 years ago

Why I Went From Voucher Opponent to Voucher Advocate

When I first started this blog twelve years ago as a neophyte in the education reform world, one of the…

4 years ago

LILLEY: Is NJ Spotlight Excessively Deferential to Funder NJEA?

Sunlight Policy Center has noticed a disturbing trend with the news website NJ Spotlight.  Normally when Sunlight submits an op-ed,…

4 years ago

As NJ Student Learning Slides, NJEA Leaders Cancel Two Days of School for a Poorly-Attended Non-Convention.

Every year I voice my disgust at the unnecessary closure of schools two days in November for the New Jersey…

4 years ago

Former Jersey City School Board Prez Indicted: From Small-Time Crook to Big-Time Crook?

Twenty months ago NJLB reported on then-Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas’ shady use of campaign money he…

4 years ago

As Lakewood’s COVID Cases Rise, Teachers Plead for Hybrid Instruction.

As far as we are concerned, 47 cases is 47 cases too many. As we begin flu season and COVID…

4 years ago

LILLEY: NJ Taxpayers Need to Know NJEA Used Political Power to Create the Pension System It Wanted.

At long last, New Jersey has enacted its first COVID-19 budget. In order for it to be “balanced,” the state will…

4 years ago