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Michaela Estruth

Michaela Estruth is a culture reporter for Heartlander News. She graduated from Hillsdale College and has written for various publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, WORLD…

Courts
‘Important victory’: Court finds Tennessee universal school choice program constitutional, upholds private school scholarships 

School choice scholarships will continue supporting Tennessee students and families after a district court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the program’s constitutionality. “This is an important victory for… Read More

October 20, 2026
Public Education
More students with disabilities enroll in school choice programs than in traditional public schools, report finds 

Children with disabilities are just as likely, if not more likely, to attend private schools as public schools, according to new research countering a decades-long objection… Read More

October 19, 2026
Courts
Ohio appeals court threatens school choice scholarships, but proponents confident in state’s highest court

An Ohio district court of appeals ruled Thursday that the state’s decades-old school choice programs are unconstitutional, a decision that would end education scholarships for hundreds of thousands of… Read More

October 16, 2026
Culture
‘We want the law to reflect the truth’: Christians’ moral duty to engage in political ‘culture wars’ 

Some Christians are tempted to “bury their heads in the sand” in response to the cultural onslaught of feminism, abortion and LGBTQ ideology, but one policy expert says doing… Read More

October 16, 2026
Christian Schools
Christian Education Network expands to Idaho, Kansas, reaching 10 states in 10 months 

Idaho and Kansas are the ninth and 10th states to join the expanding Christian Education Network (CEN), which launched in 2026 to promote school choice through policy advocacy and… Read More

October 16, 2026