Adam Wittenberg

Adam Wittenberg is deputy managing editor of The Lion. He worked as a reporter and editor in newspapers in New England in the 2000s before moving to the Midwest to write and teach for a Christian…

Culture
$500K fundraiser for teen murder suspect surpasses donations for victim’s family

The 17-year-old suspect accused of murdering another 17-year-old at a Texas track meet this month has raised more money online than the dead boy’s family.  A GiveSendGo account set up… Read More

April 17, 2025
Public Education
39K apply for Louisiana’s new school choice program, ‘among the largest turnouts’ in the nation

More than 39,000 students have applied for Louisiana’s new school choice program, the equivalent of about 6% of the state’s public-school enrollment. Applications came at nearly 1,000 per day during… Read More

April 17, 2025
Courts
Teachers’ lawsuit against anti-parent California gender policy to move forward

A lawsuit filed by two teachers against California’s support for school policies to conceal a child’s gender identity from parents can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. Escondido teachers… Read More

April 17, 2025
Public Education
Another shooting at Dallas high school riddled with violence

A 17-year-old student is in custody after shooting four people at a Dallas high school Tuesday, the second shooting at the school in one year. No one died in the… Read More

April 16, 2025
Public Education
Student sues school district that called cops when he asked why American flags weren’t in classrooms

Parker Jensen wanted answers about why American flags weren’t being displayed in his school classrooms, but instead he got a police escort and a one-week suspension. Baltimore County School District… Read More

April 15, 2025