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
States can opt into new federal school choice program as soon as next month

The federal government is allowing states that want to participate in the new federal school choice program to opt in as early as next month, giving their scholarship-granting organizations a full year… Read More

December 19, 2025
World
Musk, El Salvador to add AI to education in Central American nation

Technologist Elon Musk and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele have announced a partnership to revolutionize the Central American country’s education system through artificial intelligence. Touted as “the world’s first nationwide AI education program,” Musk and Bukele … Read More

December 18, 2025
Government
Hegseth announces spiritual reforms to make military’s chaplain corps ‘great again’

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans late Tuesday to restore the spiritual strength of the military’s chaplain corps, rejecting humanistic reasoning. “I’m here to tell you about a… Read More

December 17, 2025
Government
Linda McMahon tells Tim Walz in letter to resign over rampant Minnesota fraud

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon posted a letter Tuesday afternoon addressed to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, imploring him to resign over the rampant fraud found in his… Read More

December 16, 2025
Public Education
Americans strongly support school choice, back closing Education Department, poll finds

School choice continues growing in popularity with Americans, and support for closing the Department of Education rises significantly once people have all the facts, a new poll finds. Research conducted for the nonprofit “yes. every kid. foundation.” found more than half… Read More

December 16, 2025