Jillian Schneider

Jillian Schneider is a Staff Writer for The Lion. Her work has also appeared on RealClearEducation, The Federalist, The Heartlander, Acton Institute PowerBlog, and ZuMedia.

Public Education
Landmark year for school choice chronicled in Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom reportĀ Ā 

The exploding school choice movement has seen a ā€œbanner year,ā€ reports The Heritage Foundation’s hot-off-the-presses 2025 Education Freedom report. Jonathan Butcher, acting director for Heritage’s Center… Read More

September 19, 2025
Public Education
Majority of teachers disapprove of ā€˜equitable’ grading practices that ā€˜enable laziness,’ survey shows

Most K-12 teachers are giving equitable grading practices an F, a recent survey discovered. Michael Petrilli, president of the Fordham Institute, explains equitable grading policies were invented by those who… Read More

September 15, 2025
Culture
Nearly 90% of college students fake left-wing views, researchers find

Many college students are pretending to be liberals to please their peers and professors, a new study found. Forest Romm and Kevin Waldman, both psychological researchers at Northwestern University,… Read More

September 11, 2025
Public Education
North Carolina, Michigan still suffering from pandemic learning loss

The latest K-12 standardized test scores are in, and they show several states still lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic numbers. North Carolina and Michigan both released their annual reports showing academic… Read More

September 9, 2025
Courts
New York student wins battle to display Christian imagery, Bible verses in school parking space

A Christian student has won a legal dispute with her public school over her constitutional rights to free speech and religious exercise. Every year, the Grand Island Central School… Read More

September 8, 2025