Shanxi Omoniyi

Shanxi Omoniyi is a staff writer for The Lion. She also serves as Online Content Director at Midwest Parent Educators (MPE), a nonprofit organization serving thousands of homeschool families notā€¦

Homeschools
Homeschool program helps teens in Colorado launch their aviation careers amid national pilot shortage

Never underestimate the power of a mom on a mission ā€“ especially if it involves her childā€™s future career. Just ask Richelle McKim, a homeschool mom in Colorado who isā€¦ Read More

January 6, 2025
Public Education
Washingtonā€™s public schools languish despite high spending, admits left-leaning newspaper

Money canā€™t buy you literacy ā€“ or in the case of Washingtonā€™s public schools, a decent education in reading or math. So concludes the left-leaning Seattle Times, one of manyā€¦ Read More

January 2, 2025
Public Education
ā€˜Complete cricketsā€™: Colorado parents confront district over silence in chiefā€™s criminal investigation, firing

After a Colorado public schools chief of staff was fired as part of a criminal investigation, parents are demanding accountability from a district refusing to provide answers. ā€œItā€™s just soā€¦ Read More

December 31, 2024
Homeschools
Hybrid homeschool model fosters ā€˜generational learning,ā€™ farming lifestyle in South Dakota

As a former public-school teacher of 17 years in South Dakota, Sarah VanDerVliet never thought she would leave to start a hybrid homeschool program. ā€œIf you would have asked meā€¦ Read More

December 30, 2024
Culture
How parents can best prepare their children for life in 2025 and beyond (hint: it may be easier than you think)

Whatā€™s the most precious gift we can offer our children? The answer is so simple we often miss it: our time, says Monica Irvine, a retired homeschool mom. Moreover, theā€¦ Read More

December 27, 2024