Sunlight Policy Center

LILLEY: NJEA Leadership Funds Gov. Murphy’s Presidential Ambitions with New Jersey Teachers’ Highest-in-the-Nation Dues

The New Jersey Globe reported that the pro-Murphy, dark money Super PAC “Stronger Fairer Forward,” which is run by Murphy’s wife, contributed “more…

2 years ago

New Jersey Teachers Are Getting a Raw Deal From Their Union

According to a new report by Mike Lilley at the Sunlight Policy Center, New Jersey teachers' enthusiasm and support for…

2 years ago

LILLEY: In Lacey and Ocean Districts, NJEA Pits Teachers Against Parents

We now have on-the-ground confirmation about the tactics and reach of the NJEA’s well-funded, statewide campaign against parents who dare…

2 years ago

LILLEY: NJ Pays A Large Premium for a Quality Public Education; MA Does More with Less

The NJEA has re-jiggered its website again, and student performance is now at the top of the page.  Perhaps sensing that teachers…

2 years ago

Is NJEA Running an Dark-Money Anti-Parent School Board Campaign on the Backs of Teachers?

Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey thinks the state teachers union, NJEA, has formed a new…

2 years ago

LILLEY: Less Than Half of American Parents Trust Teachers on Issues of Gender and Sexuality–Including Liberals

It turns out that a majority of public school parents distrust public schools when it comes to teaching about gender and sexuality.  Contrary…

2 years ago

LILLEY: In Pitting Teachers Against Parents, NJEA Is Injecting Politics Into Our Schools

Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has detailed how the NJEA is training teachers to become political activists to push for…

2 years ago

NJEA Leaders Are Using Teachers to Control School Board Elections and Set District Policies

Teacher unions are taking heat from American voters who (according to this July 2022 poll) now trust Republicans more than…

2 years ago

LILLEY: NJEA Executive Director Steve Swetsky (Very Quietly) Is Out After Less Than Three Years

(Update: NJEA just removed the job posting for a new executive director.) Sunlight was surprised to learn that the NJEA…

2 years ago

NJEA Is Teaching First Grade Teachers How to Perform ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’

According to a new report from Mike Lilley at the Sunlight Policy Center of NJ,  leaders of the NJ Education…

2 years ago