Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF)

Let’s Talk about NJ’s Education Spending Accurately

(And Does NJ Neglect Non-Education Spending?) When New Jerseyans talk about New Jersey’s education spending, there is a widespread assumption…

3 years ago

LILLEY: According to Pew, NJ’s Pensions Are in Dire Shape But Murphy Just Bows to Union Pals

The title of NJSpotlight’s recent article on New Jersey’s pensions,”Public pension funds in better shape, study says,” conveys an overly…

3 years ago

New Analysis: Murphy’s $7 Billion Pension Contribution Aside, NJ Teachers Are Still Getting Cheated

According to a new analysis from Bellwether, New Jersey's teacher pension system, the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF), is…

3 years ago

LILLEY: 7 Billion Dollar Pension Payment Aside, NJ Teachers’ Retirement Fund Is Still in Crisis

There’s lots of happy talk coming out of Trenton about the state of New Jersey’s public pensions.  This plays very…

3 years ago

These Seven NJ K-12 School Leaders Make More Than $250,000 a Year

Today John Bury, who pens the blog BuryPensions, lists the 69 public employees in New Jersey who make over $250,000…

4 years ago

LILLEY: NJ Teachers Face a ‘Retirement Crisis’ Unless Union Leaders Get Real

A new report by the Brookings Institution made some news because of its rather optimistic take on the fate of America’s public…

4 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey Teachers Are Poorly Served By Their Union Leaders

The New Jersey Education Association, the state chapter of the largest teachers union in the country, boasted more than 200,000…

4 years ago

2020 in Review: NJEA Scratched Murphy's Back and Murphy Scratched NJEA's

As we head into the end of the year, now would seem to be a good time for reviews of…

4 years ago

Inequity, Anyone? NJEA Execs Work Fewer Years for (Much!)Bigger Pensions While Teachers Risk Insolvency

Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Center has a new report out called “Ugly Truths and Hard Facts About New Jersey's…

4 years ago

NJEducationAid: NJ Policy Perspective's Biased Research Is Misleading You About NJ Teacher Pensions.

As part of its advocacy for the New Jersey Education Association, the New Jersey Policy Perspective has put its imprimatur…

4 years ago