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
PragerU announces new partnerships with Montana, New Hampshire to provide textbooks, financial literacy courses  

PragerU has announced partnerships with two states, as parents and education leaders are re-envisioning K-12 education.   The nonprofit education group that promotes American values largely through online videos has formed… Read More

October 17, 2023
Public Education
Missouri’s top education official Margie Vandeven announces retirement  

Missouri Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven announced Tuesday she would officially retire on July 1, 2024.   “Serving as Commissioner of Education for the great state of Missouri has been the… Read More

October 17, 2023
Courts
California charter schools discriminate against religious families, lawsuit claims 

California homeschool parents are suing the public education system for anti-Christian discrimination.   In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, three homeschool families claim their charter schools violated their… Read More

October 16, 2023
Christian Schools
‘Doing what is best for our children’: Why a public-school board member sent her children to a Christian school  

What made a public-school board member take her children out of the system and send them to a Christian school?   Buffy Smith tells her story on… Read More

October 16, 2023
Public Education
The Geography of School Choice Part VI: All education is public education

“Fund students, not systems.” That’s what school choice supporters often tell their opponents who claim school choice is an attempt to “privatize” public education. Lance Christensen from the California Policy… Read More

October 13, 2023