After the first post on the Somerset Education Association (SEA) Facebook page by Media Specialist and President of the SEA, Phaedra Spencer, on July 11, 2026, claiming that her employer, Somerset County Public Schools, was banning Harry Potter, The Diary of Anne Frank, and To Kill a Mockingbird, much has come to light. Somerset County Policy 500-19 has nothing to do with banning Harry Potter or any other books after all, since the Board of Education just approved more than 1

The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of the case Dolce v. Connetquot Cent. Sch. Dist brought by three Connetquot High School teachers. They argued the school district violated their constitutional and civil rights by telling them to remove pride flags and stickers from their classrooms. The August 31, 2026 ruling clarifies how Garcetti v. Ceballos applies to classroom displays and reinforces limits on public employees' speech in K–12 schools. Backgrou

School Choice is sweeping the country, except in some states run by Democrats who are beholden to the teacher’s unions and their political donations. They favor “choice” when it comes to abortion but deny it to poor children in underperforming public schools. For parents who might struggle with the cost of private schools, especially in states that won’t allow this option, a new federal law might help. It’s called the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), also known as the E