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.

Courts
‘It’s not the parents’ damn business.’ School board members draw suit from Missouri AG Bailey over closed meeting to hide bathroom policy from parents

A Missouri school board is being sued by the state’s attorney general for illegally holding a closed meeting in an alleged effort to keep its bathroom policy from public discussion. Read More

September 28, 2023
Culture
US AG Garland refuses to denounce memo that incited counterterrorism measures against parents

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to distance himself from the controversial memo branding parents as “domestic terrorists.” In a hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on last week, Garland… Read More

September 28, 2023
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Nurse-turned-teacher Janelle Rupp helps students understand their God-given identity

Janelle Rupp hadn’t planned to be a teacher. Raised in a Christian family, she felt called by God to be a nurse – a calling she followed for nearly two… Read More

September 27, 2023
Christian Schools
Oklahoma education department files motion to dismiss lawsuit against nation’s first-ever religious charter school

The battle over the legality of a Catholic charter school continues in Oklahoma, as top education officials in its support recently filed for the pending lawsuit to be dismissed. St. Read More

September 26, 2023
Public Education
‘We dare defend our rights’: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey rebukes anti-religious group, reaffirms Auburn coaches’ religious freedom

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey came to Auburn University’s defense after an anti-religious watchdog denounced the involvement of three coaches in an impromptu mass baptism. The Freedom From… Read More

September 25, 2023