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…

Public Education
Parental outrage intensifies over child porn investigation after Colorado school chief’s death

Parents in Colorado’s Jefferson County Public Schools district are expressing outrage over news of a child pornography investigation concerning the former chief of staff, who has committed suicide. David Weiss,… Read More

January 7, 2025
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 – especially if it involves her child’s future career. Just ask Richelle McKim, a homeschool mom in Colorado who is… Read More

January 6, 2025
Public Education
Washington’s public schools languish despite high spending, admits left-leaning newspaper

Money can’t buy you literacy – or in the case of Washington’s public schools, a decent education in reading or math. So concludes the left-leaning Seattle Times, one of many… Read More

January 2, 2025
Public Education
‘Complete crickets’: Colorado parents confront district over silence in chief’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. “It’s just so… Read More

December 31, 2024
Homeschools
Hybrid homeschool model fosters ‘generational learning,’ 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. “If you would have asked me… Read More

December 30, 2024