Sunlight Policy Center Archives - Page 3 of 8 - NJ Education Report
April 12, 2023

LILLEY: Murphy Is Failing In His Duty To Education New Jersey’s Children

Our friends at NJEdReport published an excellent piece on how “in a fit of dishonesty” Gov. Murphy’s Department of Education (DOE) is seeking to lower the proficiency […]
March 27, 2023

LILLEY: NJEA President Confirms Drop in Membership As Teacher Union Dues Rise 10.5%

So we finally have official confirmation: the NJEA’s membership is in fact below the 200,000 it advertises on its website.  NJEA President (and Montclair mayor) Sean Spiller […]
March 22, 2023

LILLEY: Threatened By Agency Overseeing Dark Money PAC’s, Murphy Takes Revenge

As the Bergen Record‘s Charlie Stile sees it, Gov. Murphy’s move to weaken New Jersey’s independent elections watchdog (ELEC) amounts to “New Jersey politics at their worst.” There’s a […]
March 15, 2023

LILLEY: Murphy’s Learning Loss Tutoring Plan Is Failing. What Is He Going To Do About It?

We already know that, due to COVID-related school closures, New Jersey had some of the worst learning loss in the nation.  Fewer than half of New […]
February 16, 2023

LILLEY: Gov. Murphy, Amid Signs of NJDOE Failure, Where Is Your Update on Remediating Learning Loss?

Gov. Murphy’s Department of Education (NJDOE) looks like its failing on multiple fronts, yet Murphy has nothing to say about it. The always attentive NJEdReport […]
February 2, 2023

LILLEY: Hot Water For NJEA President/Montclair Mayor/2025 Gubernatorial Hopeful Sean Spiller

NJEA President/Montclair Mayor/2025 gubernatorial hopeful Sean Spiller again finds himself in hot water, as explained by this recent Star-Ledger news report. Spiller has been named […]
December 1, 2022

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 than $300,000” to various Democratic […]