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 not…

Homeschools
Missouri reaches ‘unprecedented’ number of homeschoolers, outpacing public- and private-school enrollment, researchers conclude

An estimated 1 in 16 school-aged children in Missouri now homeschool – a “quiet but seismic shift” nearly doubling since the COVID-19 pandemic, educational analysts say. “Not long ago, the… Read More

December 9, 2024
Public Education
Chicago teachers demand higher pay even as report shows ‘chronic absenteeism’ among educators

Higher pay for fewer days on the job? It may sound counterintuitive, but the Chicago Teachers Union is demanding a 9% annual raise for members even as a report shows… Read More

December 4, 2024
Culture
Terrorist case against missionary pilot helping orphans in Mozambique dropped after 2 years

Persecution and imprisonment in a faraway land gave Ryan Koher fresh appreciation for the apostle Paul’s letters in the New Testament. “Paul wrote a lot of these letters from jail,… Read More

December 3, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: Even public-school advocates admit competition can help raise U.S. educational quality

Some media outlets love to sound the alarm over any competition to public schools from alternative education options, but occasionally you find journalists speaking the quiet part aloud. For example,… Read More

December 2, 2024
Courts
Georgia mom’s arrest sparks debate on free-range parenting and government overreach 

As Georgia law enforcement officers arrested Brittany Patterson in front of her children last month, they said the charges revolved around “reckless endangerment.”  “How was I recklessly endangering my child?”… Read More

December 2, 2024