Government Should Not “Determine Everything” about Education; It Should Determine Nothing about It

By Michael A. LaFerrara

New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission recently released a study on special-interest spending in that state. NJ.com’s Matt Friedman reports that, between 1999 and 2013, the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the main teachers’ union in the state, spent more money than any other group, accounting for nearly a fifth of “campaign contributi…