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New Sunlight Policy Center research: NJEA Prez Sean M. Spiller violates NJEA's own conflict of interest policy. Using $40mm of teachers' mandatory, annual dues to back Spiller's vanity run for governor isn't in teachers' best interest but teachers have no say. sunlightpolicynj.org/wp-content/upl…

From The New York Times: NJEA to spend $35mm of teachers' annual dues on a "blank check" for Sean M. Spiller's run for governor. Yet NJEA bosses continue to hide this fact from teachers. Spiller dodges question about his conflict of interest. Will NJEA come clean? sunlightpolicynj.org/ny-times-njea-…

New report by NJ Advance: Sean M. Spiller finally admits what NJEA has been hiding: NJEA will spend $35mm of teachers' regular dues on his vanity run for governor. Teachers are "dismayed" to learn the truth. When will NJEA tell teachers the truth? sunlightpolicynj.org/nj-com-sean-sp…

TikTok of NJEA Prez Sean M. Spiller FINALLY forced to admit teachers' regular dues are funding his vanity run for governor. NYTimes and NJ Advance reported it, so Spiller and NJEA could no longer hide the truth from teachers. Watch Spiller's answer. sunlightpolicynj.org/a-tik-tok-of-n…

Census data: in 2024 NJ lost a net 35,554 citizens to other states. Since 2020, NJ lost a net 192,209. Only international immigration keeps NJ's population from shrinking. NJ was 47th for both periods. Only CA, NY, IL were worse. Top 5: FL, TX, NC, SC, TN sunlightpolicynj.org/census-data-in…

"Weird Spiller ego trip" is how noted journalist Matthew Yglesias describes NJEA Prez Sean M. Spiller's run for governor. But NJEA will spend $40mm of dues on his ego trip, which appears to put Spiller's interests above members'. NJEA has a lot to answer for. sunlightpolicynj.org/njea-president…

The New Jersey Monitor || bsky newjerseymonitor.com covers another scandal in Sean M. Spiller's run for gov: "slippery" Spiller dodges questions while Attorney General Matt Platkin Platkin sits on the criminal investigation of Spiller. Hypocrite Platkin talks about equal justice but protects Governor Phil Murphy's pals. sunlightpolicynj.org/nj-monitor-sli…

The NEA misleads NJ teachers to believe they have a 15% salary premium over other states. But NJ cost of living is 15% higher, so in the real world NJ salaries are only average. And that's before NJ taxes. But NJEA focuses on Spiller's "ego trip" run sunlightpolicynj.org/nea-misleads-n…

Burying the lede here. NJ: #1 for education. Also NJ: #45 for opportunity, like educational opportunity. Why? It's #1 for white, affluent kids, not low-income Black and Latino kids. Let's tell the full story shall we? nj.com/education/2025…

US News ranks NJ schools #1, which is due to NJ's many excellent educators and schools, but Urban Institute accounts for low-income students and ranks NJ #16. The truth: NJ's many higher-income students do very well but our low-income students do not. sunlightpolicynj.org/us-news-says-n…

Mendacious Michael "Hundreds of Millions" Gottesman and NJEA-funded New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC) wants 46 NJ reporters to join his hit-job on Wake Up Call New Jersey, which provides education facts to parents. Will they? Or will they see Gottesman as a proven liar and bully? sunlightpolicynj.org/mendacious-mic…

Stunning hypocrisy: Funded by $40mm from the wealthiest donor of all, the NJEA, Sean M. Spiller decries wealthy donors supporting his opponents. The most non-transparent candidate calls for transparency. NJ teachers are being forced to fund his "ego trip". sunlightpolicynj.org/stunning-hypoc…

Courageous Roselle teacher asks NJEA President Sean M. Spiller why the NJEA spent $35 Million of dues on his vanity run for governor. Roselle teachers have been without a contract for a year, but NJEA's priority is politics. What say you, President Spiller? sunlightpolicynj.org/courageous-ros…

More excellent reporting by Montclair Local Nonprofit News: Sean M. Spiller was a “controversial” mayor of Montclair with a “tumultuous tenure.” Former officials see questionable ethics and a big ego. Why are NJ teachers’ being forced to fund his vanity run for governor? sunlightpolicynj.org/montclair-loca…

Per New Jersey Globe, under Sean M. Spiller, the NJEA has spent $42.5mm of teachers' dues on his vanity run for governor. He trails in the polls, has no campaign staff and raised no money, but teachers are forced to fund his personal ambitions. It's a scandal. sunlightpolicynj.org/under-presiden…

Jeff Edelstein of The Trentonian sums up Sean Spiller for Governor's vanity run for governor: "New Jersey Teachers Bankroll $40mm Man." That's $40mm of teachers' dues, which would equal a $340 rebate for each teacher. If teachers had a choice, which would they prefer? sunlightpolicynj.org/big-questions-…

What is NJEA's endgame? Why did teachers bankroll a $40 million campaign? Matt Friedman New Jersey Globe Jeff Edelstein Sunlight Policy Center njedreport.com/spiller-got-cr…

The results are in: Sean M. Spiller spent $545 per vote to finish 5th in the gubernatorial primary, a poor outcome that NJEA calls "a strong showing." NJEA wants to deceive teachers about the waste of $46mm of their mandatory dues on Spiller's vanity run. sunlightpolicynj.org/njea-president…

Candidate Sean M. Spiller was strongly rejected by those who know him best: Montclair voters and NJEA members. The ex-mayor only got 2.5% of the vote in Montclair. A large majority of NJEA members did not vote for him but were forced to fund his vanity run. sunlightpolicynj.org/gubernatorial-…

In NJ Ed Report, Dr. Marc Gaswirth asks whether there will be some accountability for NJEA leadership (including the conflicted Sean M. Spiller) spending $45mm of teachers' regular dues on Spiller's vanity run for governor while hiding the truth from teachers njedreport.com/will-njea-and-…