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
Parents file $100M unfair labor practice complaint vs. Portland teachers’ union over 2023 strike

Parents have filed an unfair labor complaint against the Portland teachers’ union, claiming its strike last November was illegal and necessitates restitution for the harmed families. The… Read More

April 26, 2024
Public Education
‘This isn’t Coca Cola’: Former employee blows whistle on Denver superintendent, reveals staff forced to sign NDAs

A former employee has blown the whistle on Denver Public Schools for forcing staff to sign non-disclosure agreements. During a DPS school board meeting on Monday, Will Jones, former communications… Read More

April 26, 2024
Courts
‘They’ve come after me and never helped him’: Virginia father with special needs son hit with $600K lawsuit from district

A Virginia dad is being sued by his local school board after he complained about his special needs son not receiving legally mandated services. David Rife, a single father of… Read More

April 26, 2024
Public Education
Maine’s once-great public schools have fallen behind, research reveals

Once the premier state for public education, Maine has since fallen to below the middle of the pack. The Maine Policy Institute (MPI) set out to discover why. Its new… Read More

April 24, 2024
Christian Schools
Private and parochial schools produce better citizens than public schools, new research finds

The movement to establish public schools in America was based around a simple idea, namely that a widely educated populus would benefit the nation by being better citizens. Horace Mann,… Read More

April 22, 2024