Somerset's September Board of Education meeting was another eye-opener. The meeting began with uplifting and inspiring student presentations. Two student Board members, under Ms. Holland’s professional guidance, presented their work using PowerPoint presentations while dressed in professional business attire. They brought elegance, confidence, and knowledge to the Board and the public. The Somerset County school system has battled leadership problems for the past 10 years, pr

Teachers today are being placed in just about every role imaginable, except the one they were hired to do: teach. The public school system has become less focused on academics and more focused on what can be described as a prescribed social and ideological framework. These priorities have little to do with reading, writing, mathematics, science, or preparing students for academic success. The objective of the state is to politically program children to have a leftist view, wh

The Trump administration is working on a plan that could allow some married families with a stay-at-home parent to receive federal help for child care assistance. Vice President JD Vance is leading this effort, which would use money from the existing Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The plan would change how CCDF money can be spent. The Department of Health and Human Services and the states created this program to help lower-income families pay for child care while par