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
Oregon teachers bust NEA-affiliated union, form new group to ‘put students and our community first’ 

Oregon teachers have overthrown their costly and bureaucratic union in favor of an independently run, student-centered alternative.  The Powers Education Association (PEA) – an affiliate of the National Education Association… Read More

October 3, 2025
Public Education
Wisconsin manipulating school data, deceiving parents, policy expert says

Wisconsin’s education department is skewing test scores to deceive parents, a public policy expert argues. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is distorting its own data to make its public education… Read More

October 2, 2025
Courts
Pennsylvania homeschoolers sue district over truancy threats

Two homeschool families are suing their Pennsylvania school district after being threatened with truancy charges for lack of what may be nonessential paperwork. The Stoltzfus and Brennan families filed a lawsuit against… Read More

September 30, 2025
Public Education
Landmark year for school choice chronicled in Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom report  

The exploding school choice movement has seen a “banner year,” 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 ‘equitable’ grading practices that ‘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