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Adam Wittenberg

Adam Wittenberg is a Staff Writer for The Heartlander. 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
Some states tighten ESA rules as others expand school choice

As some states expand educational freedom, others are adding new regulations to their education savings account programs, a recent analysis found. A survey from school choice leader EdChoice found Arkansas, Utah and Oklahoma… Read More

February 17, 2026
Government
Arizona ESA fight returns as opponents launch ballot petition drive

School choice opponents in Arizona are trying again to slash the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, but school choice advocates are fighting back. A coalition led by the Arizona Education… Read More

February 16, 2026
Politics
Study finds Democrats using school choice more than Republicans in NC

Although Republican-led states are more likely to enact school choice programs, new research suggests Democrats are more likely to use them. The study, published in December in the Journal of… Read More

February 12, 2026
Crime
10 dead, dozens injured in rural Canada school shooting allegedly purported by trans individual

(The Heartlander) — At least 10 people are dead and dozens injured after an armed assailant opened fire at a remote high school in northeast British Columbia Tuesday afternoon, according… Read More

February 11, 2026
Gender Transition
Op-Ed: Accountability and leadership: Why the AMA finally abandoned pediatric sex-change surgeries

(The Heartlander) — The stunning reversal by the American Medical Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons on child sex-change procedures last week appears to stem from two developments:… Read More

February 10, 2026