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
Nearly 60,000 Michigan 3rd graders can’t read at grade level. Most will advance to 4th grade anyway

Michigan is sending thousands of 3rd graders into 4th grade despite more than half struggling to read. Michigan State University’s education policy center released a new report detailing reading scores… Read More

November 27, 2023
Courts
Alaska AG reaffirms parents’ rights to opt children out of sex ed, gender identity lessons

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor released an opinion Thursday informing school districts that parents have the right to opt their children out of gender identity lessons. Referencing a… Read More

November 21, 2023
Courts
Missouri court hears arguments over state abortion law in lawsuit brought by liberal clergy

A Missouri circuit court heard initial arguments in a lawsuit against the state’s abortion law. Missouri’s Stand for the Unborn Act was passed in 2019 and… Read More

November 20, 2023
Public Education
Data shows school choice helps Wisconsin students attend better schools

Wisconsin’s school choice students attend better schools than their peers in tradionally zoned public schools, new data reveals. Analysis of Wisconsin’s most recent state report card found that choice… Read More

November 20, 2023
Public Education
West Virginia declares special education emergency

 The West Virginia Department of Education has declared a state of emergency over failing special education services in Hampshire County. The state’s Board of Education agreed… Read More

November 20, 2023