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…

Public Education
Oklahoma superintendent buys Bibles for schools, urges prayer in bold move 

Ryan Walters is making good on his promise to put Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms, but it’s not without pushback.  Walters, the state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced Thursday the purchase… Read More

November 19, 2024
Public Education
Florida, Iowa top states protecting kids with book restrictions 

Florida and Iowa are the most likely to ban inappropriate or controversial books in schools, according to a report from PEN America.  The liberal group, which… Read More

November 15, 2024
Public Education
Low-achieving Pennsylvania schools failing to tell parents about school choice funds

Schools are failing and help’s available, but few know about it. That’s apparently what’s happening in Pennsylvania to tens of thousands of students trapped in low-achieving schools. Schools in the… Read More

November 14, 2024
Christian Schools
Florida school, church called to resist government order to close

A Florida school-choice advocacy group is urging a school and church to ignore an order to shut down from state regulators. The Florida Citizens Alliance (FCA)… Read More

November 14, 2024
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools board still in grip of union and mayor after election

The Chicago Teachers Union’s grip on the city’s school board may have eased slightly, but the district’s financial troubles continue after the election. Six of 10 seats chosen by voters… Read More

November 13, 2024