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Adam Wittenberg |vertical line April 29, 2026 (The Lion) — More than 200 school districts are suing social media companies, blaming them for the youth mental health crisis, but one expert says schools themselves may bear more responsibility than smartphones. Jennifer Huddleston, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, argues “the intense pressure that many young people feel in various aspects of

John Ransom | March 30, 2026 (The Lion) — Communist hammer-and-sickle flags flew openly in Times Square Saturday as demonstrators at the nationwide “No Kings” rallies called for a general strike on May 1. Protesters in New York chanted, “There is only one solution, Communist revolution.” It was the outcome of a coordinated effort by a network of roughly 500 leftist organizations with an estimated $3 billion in

Adam Wittenberg | March 5, 2026 (The Lion) — Lawmakers in at least five states are taking cues from classical schooling by introducing proposals to restrict education technology in K-5 classrooms. The proposals would limit or ban the use of technology such as videos, online learning apps and other digital tools, K-12 Dive reported. The move comes

Jillian Schneider | February 4, 2026 (The Lion) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is proposing legislation to give public charter schools the same state funding as traditional public school districts.  Reynolds announced the proposal in a release last week saying current funding levels disadvantage charter schools.  “Public charter schools currently receive less state funding than traditional public district schools,” Reynolds said. “As

Adam Wittenberg | December 16, 2025 (The Lion) — 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 of U.S. adults support education savings accounts, or ESAs, and tax credit scholarships, two of the main types of school choice

Jillian Schneider | October 26, 2025 (The Lion) — While 50% of teachers feel optimistic about their local school district, just 26% are optimistic about education nationally, a new survey says.  Even parents are more likely to say national education is on the right track (40%).   Those are some of the results of EdChoice’s newest teacher