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.

Government
Alabama opens much-anticipated universal school choice applications

Anticipation has been building as applications have now opened for Alabamaā€™s first-ever school choice scholarship program. On Thursday, Alabama families could begin submitting applications for theā€¦ Read More

January 3, 2025
Public Education
San Francisco schools put out sexually suggestive holiday ā€˜survival guideā€™ for LGBT students

The San Francisco Unified School District is facing backlash for creating a sexually and politically charged holiday ā€œsurvival guideā€ for LGBTQ students. The ā€œOut of Schoolā€¦ Read More

January 2, 2025
Government
Tennessee governor endorses school choice bill for 2025

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has officially endorsed a school choice bill pre-filed in the state Legislature. In an ad released before Christmas, Lee promoted the Educationā€¦ Read More

January 2, 2025
Public Education
Minnesota school district spends $10K on White Privilege conference, allegedly excludes white teachers from professional development  

Parents Defending Education (PDE) has blown the whistle on anti-white racism in a Minnesota school district. PDE filed a complaint Dec. 18 with the federal Officeā€¦ Read More

December 31, 2024
Government
New study debunks union claims, shows right-to-work laws are correlated with higher wages 

Researchers have debunked the claim that pro-union states have higher average wages than right-to-work states.  Despite widespread claims that labor unions boost wages, the Mackinac Center for Public Policyā€¦ Read More

December 30, 2024