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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
Orthodox Jews campaign to push Senate for $10B school choice bill

An association of Orthodox Jews is launching a national campaign to encourage the Senate to pass national school choice legislation and double the bill’s maximum funding amount. The Educational Choice… Read More

June 16, 2025
Public Education
North Carolina saves $10M on school choice as participation surges to 80,000 

Most school choice participants this year in North Carolina were already enrolled in private school, but the state still saved $10 million by supporting private school choice, according to a… Read More

June 16, 2025
Illegal Immigration
Why are teachers’ unions standing with anti-ICE rioters? It’s all about money and power, expert says

(The Heartlander) — The heads of the nation’s largest teachers’ unions are aligning with rioters and encouraging more protests against U.S. immigration enforcement, but their motivations come down to preserving… Read More

June 13, 2025
Government
Louisiana Legislature budget plan nixes school choice expansion

Thousands of Louisiana students will have to wait for school choice scholarships if the state Legislature’s budget becomes law. The $49 billion spending plan, which passed by a wide margin… Read More

June 13, 2025
Government
K-12 education is thriving in Florida, where half of students don’t attend their local public school

Florida has reached a tipping point: More than half of K-12 students in America’s third-largest state are educated outside their local, conventional public school. The Sunshine State has been… Read More

June 12, 2025