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

What’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, the… Read More

December 27, 2024
Culture
Bible engagement spurs ‘massive engine’ of generosity among Christians, report finds

“It is more blessed to give than to receive,” Jesus is quoted as saying in Acts 20:35 – a promise his followers appear to be fulfilling more than 2,000 years… Read More

December 24, 2024