January 12, 2026
Matthew Frankel has lived in Montclair with his family for over 20 years. He runs the strategic communications and engagement firm, MDF Strategies, where he […]
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January 5, 2026
Wells Winegar is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Policy Institute, a non-profit devoted to a stronger, more equitable New Jersey. The recent announcement […]
November 6, 2025
It is not new for Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey to have a presence at the NJEA Convention. Here is what will be different […]
October 13, 2025
Despite the recent lawsuit filed by two teachers against former-President Sean Spiller and the NJEA for misusing $45 million of teachers’ dues, NJEA leadership brazenly continues to […]
October 1, 2025
Two New Jersey teachers — Roselle teacher Dr. Marie Dupont and Hamilton Township teacher Ann Marie Pocklembo — are suing their union and former NJEA president and […]
April 28, 2025
The dam has indeed broken. After the New York Times and NJ.com stated unequivocally that NJEA members’ regular dues were being used to fund NJEA President Sean Spiller’s vanity run […]
May 8, 2024
Yesterday many New Jersey residents found a large laminated ad from “Protecting Our Democracy” in their mailboxes. What’s up with that? “Protecting Our Democracy” (POD) […]
April 18, 2024
This was first published by the Star-Ledger Editorial Board. The township of Montclair just did something that we’ve almost never seen: Apparently, it tried to […]
February 13, 2024
Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey, run by Michael Lilley, has little use for New Jersey Education Association, the state’s primary teacher union, often calling […]
January 4, 2024
Thanks to NJEA-friendly laws, they don’t have that choice, but Dade County, FL shows what can happen when teachers get a choice about who represents […]
November 9, 2023
As teachers stream into the Atlantic City Convention Center for the annual New Jersey Education Association Convention, their phones will suddenly light up with a […]
November 3, 2023
As Culture Wars Spread in Schools, NJEA’s Teacher-Funded PAC Places Big Bets in Next Week’s Election
According to new information released by New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission, NJEA is the fourth largest spender in local and legislative election campaigning for […]