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…

Courts
Christian cake artist in Colorado celebrates win for religious freedoms nationwide

Who ever thought desserts could become political weapons? Certainly not Jack Phillips, the Colorado artist who refused in 2012 to create a custom cake with a same-sex marriage theme violating… Read More

December 16, 2024
Homeschools
Homeschoolers are finding educational partners in area churches. Here’s why the concept works so well

Erika Serrano knew she had to get her daughter out of her Massachusetts public school – even though it was the only educational experience she had ever known. “I grew… Read More

December 11, 2024
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