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LILLEY: Deb Cornavaca, the NJEA, and Gov. Murphy Are One Revolving Door of Special-Interest Influence

Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center May 18, 2022

Well, well, well, as night follows day, a NJEA political organizer cycles into the Murphy administration as a senior officer and then cycles right back

SCOOP: Murphy’s Ed Department Gives Up on Student Success After High School

Laura Waters December 2, 2021

Yesterday the State Board of Education convened to hear a presentation from the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education on the new graduation test called the

Murphy Coasts to the Finish Line with Skids Greased by NJEA

Laura Waters October 27, 2021

Major funding for NJ Spotlight News provided by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, New Jersey Education Association, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group,

LILLEY: Does NJEA Care About Learning Loss for Minority and Low-Income Students?

Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center July 1, 2021

Remote learning during the pandemic has indeed taken its toll on NJ students. The New Jersey Globe reported that based on interim tests 37% of NJ students

EXPLAINER: What Are Standardized Tests and Why Do We Need Them?

Laura Waters June 9, 2021

Few education topics get parents, teachers, and school leaders more riled up than discussions about using results from student tests to measure the quality of

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

Laura Waters April 15, 2021

This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? As Lenape high school student Sasha Lapham’s experience with

How the New Jersey Department of Education Went From Technology Leader to Technology Laggard

Laura Waters April 29, 2020

On Monday I wrote about Paterson Public Schools’ poor implementation of home instruction during this pandemic, hindered largely by the lack of one-on-one devices for

NJEA’s “Spider Web of Political Power”: A New Report Examines NJEA’s Ring Through Murphy’s Nose

Laura Waters January 9, 2020

Last Friday Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey published a lengthy report called “A Spider Web of Political Power and Influence:

Dear Gov. Murphy/Comm. Repollet/NJEA: Look at This School and Tell Us Again Why You Want to Water Down High School Testing.

Laura Waters December 16, 2019

Last week I wrote about the dilemma facing the New Jersey State Board of Education: To accept a low-ball standardized testing proposal from accountability-averse Commissioner

How Do Low Expectations Work For Asbury Park’s Special Needs Kids? Legislators and State Board Members Pay Heed.

Laura Waters October 24, 2019

On Tuesday I commented on the New Jersey Department of Education’s proposal to the State Board of Education to lower standards for high school graduation.

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