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
Iowa announces $4M in grants for charter schools

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced which charter schools would receive the first $4 million of the state’s new grant program. “Public charter schools provide yet another school choice for… Read More

September 10, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schools failed to hire school resource officers despite calling police over 3,000 times last year

The Milwaukee school district failed to hire 25 resource officers by January, as required by law, making it harder for city police to do their jobs. The Milwaukee Police Association… Read More

September 9, 2024
Courts
Christian school sues Maine for ‘poison pill’ attempt to dodge school choice ruling

Despite losing its case in the U.S. Supreme Court, Maine is still attempting to discriminate against Christian schools, a lawsuit claims. Two years after the high court condemned religious discrimination… Read More

September 9, 2024
Christian Schools
Basketball legend keeps promise to give $1 million to Catholic girls’ school

Former NBA star Charles Barkley is following through with his promise to donate $1 million to a Catholic girls’ high school after two students cracked a 2,000-year-old trigonometry problem. “We… Read More

September 9, 2024
Courts
Colorado parents sue district for assigning 11-year-old daughter to bed with male student 

Three Colorado families are suing their school district for rooming their children with transgender classmates of the opposite biological sex – and hiding it from the parents.  The scandal began… Read More

September 6, 2024