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…

Homeschools
Real faces of school choice: Empowering homeschool families to learn

A former public school teacher turned homeschooling mom is transforming her children’s education with the help of state-funded education savings accounts. Paula Bean taught public school for two years before… Read More

July 3, 2025
Culture
Congressional intern killed in DC shooting; not intended target, police say

An aid to U.S. Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, was shot and killed Monday night in Washington, D.C. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old senior at the University of Massachusetts, was killed when… Read More

July 3, 2025
Christian Schools
‘God is faithful’: How one homeschool mom started a tuition-free Christian school for children of incarcerated parents

In the late 1980s, Robin Khoury was a new homeschool mom facing opposition from friends and family members who didn’t understand her decision to teach her oldest son at home… Read More

July 3, 2025
Culture
Breaking: Penn reverses trans athlete policy, will restore records to female swimmers

The University of Pennsylvania has reversed its policies allowing transgender athletes in women’s sports to resolve a federal civil rights case against it. The case stemmed from… Read More

July 1, 2025
Government
Senate narrowly passes ‘big, beautiful bill,’ keeps national school choice provision

The Republican-controlled Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s budget bill by a 51-50 vote Tuesday, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, fought to keep national school choice in the bill.Speaking at… Read More

July 1, 2025