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Josh Mann

Josh Mann, Ph.D., is the Managing Editor for The Heartlander. Prior to working for the Herzog Foundation, Josh worked for a software startup in the language-learning space. His previous work…

Public Education
Texas school may have illegally pushed vote on billion-dollar school bond, revealing common problems with how bond issues work

A Texas public school district is under investigation for what Gov. Greg Abbott calls a “likely crime” – school bond electioneering.  School officials may have pressured Northside Independent School District… Read More

May 10, 2022
Culture, Government
Should teachers treat your children as they would their own? Maybe not, but they will

President Biden recently said something both true and disturbing. He told Teachers of the Year winners what makes them excel: they treat their students like their own… Read More

May 3, 2022
Christian Schools, Government
Parents and education leaders rally at ‘ground zero’ of parental rights movement

As someone born in Mao’s China, Xi Van Fleet was considered more of a ward of the government than a child to her own parents.  She considers that a red… Read More

April 20, 2022
Christian Schools, Culture
Sunrise on a mission: The improbable story of the nation’s top-ranked high school basketball team

The No. 1 high school boys basketball team in the country plays in Kansas, at a school you’ve likely never heard of – unless you follow the best high school… Read More

March 30, 2022
Government, Public Education
After backlash, Michigan Democratic Party deletes Facebook post that criticized parents, went against Mich. law

On Saturday the Michigan Democratic Party posted on its official Facebook page, criticizing parents who want a say in the education of their children. After the post went viral and… Read More

January 21, 2022