Teacher Pensions
If NJ Teachers Take Early Retirement to Avoid Contracting COVID, What Will That Do To NJ’s Budget?
Here’s a scenario you might not have considered: If New Jersey schools do reopen for in-school instruction this year, some…
Okay, Boomer: Why Mark Weber’s Argument Won’t Convince Millennials and Gen Z’ers To Become Teachers.
Mark Weber, aka Jersey Jazzman, just published a paper at New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP), a sequel to a paper…
NJEA Execs Demand Continuation of $700/Hour Acupuncture Sessions — On Your Dime.
Say NO to pension and benefit attacks! Legislation recently introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney threatens the pensions and health…
Who Is in the Driver’s Seat: NJEA Leaders or Phil Murphy?
Two weeks ago Governor Phil Murphy was the guest speaker at Rider University’s Rebovich Institute for Politics’ “Governing New Jersey”…
Mark Weber Says New Jersey Teachers Suffer From a “Wage Gap.” Mike Lilley Says Weber’s Analysis is “Deeply Flawed.”
This is a guest post by Michael Lilley, Founder and President of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey, which…
As Goes Lakewood, So Goes New Jersey? Lakewood As a Microcosm of the Garden State.
On Monday night the Lakewood Board of Education held a public meeting that, per tradition, didn’t lack for theatrics. When…
What Do NJ’s Pension Crisis, Lakewood Public Schools, and the Murphy-Sweeney Feud Have in Common?
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New Jersey Teachers’ Pension System Is Broken, Unless You Work In the Front Office. Also, Why Are Sex Offenders Receiving Pensions?
Last week I wrote about the disparities in pay between rank and file educators and those who work in the…
A Peek Into NJEA’s Finances: Teachers and School Staff May Not Like What They See.
I often insist on the distinction between those who work with children -- teachers, instructional aides, nurses, Child Study Team…
A Fiscal Realist Responds to David Sciarra’s Innumeracy
David G. Sciarra, executive director of the Education Law Center, wrote an editorial last week in NJ Spotlight slamming former Governor…