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…

Government
Dem. senator proposes bill to overturn federal school choice; advocates refute false claims

A Senate Democrat has proposed a bill to repeal the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, which passed in President Donald Trump’s budget bill last year. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, made numerous disputed… Read More

April 17, 2026
Government
‘Disgusting’ Minnesota teachers’ union opposes private school security money

Less than a year after the Annunciation Church and school shooting in Minneapolis killed two children and wounded 17 others, Minnesota politicians are debating school security funding –… Read More

April 15, 2026
Government
UNBELIEVABLE: California Democrats advance ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ to make investigating fraud illegal

California lawmakers are under fire after a committee advanced a bill to crack down on citizen journalists like Nick Shirley who expose government fraud. The measure, which one critic dubbed… Read More

April 14, 2026
Politics
Iowa GOP primary frontrunner for governor faces backlash over private school access comments

The front-runner in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary is facing criticism for comments suggesting private schools participating in the state’s school choice program would need to accept all students, including those with special needs. Rep. Read More

April 14, 2026
Public Education
Texas sets record with school choice applications spanning race, income, geography

After Texas set a nationwide record with 274,000 applicants to its new school choice program – the most in a program’s first year – the fight to characterize the applicant… Read More

April 10, 2026