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
‘Lines are getting blurred’ between student AI use and cheating, educators say

Pen-and-paper tests may become the latest weapon in anti-cheating technology as artificial intelligence is rendering students’ take-home exams and homework assignments obsolete. “The cheating is off the charts. Read More

November 24, 2025
Public Education
Connecticut superintendent accused of DUI, loses job after contract violation 

Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut has terminated its superintendent, citing a contract violation after learning of his arrest for driving under the influence. “VĂĄzquez Matos failed to… Read More

November 21, 2025
Public Education
Oregon’s public school enrollment continues decline as administrators scramble to collect data, track students

More than 37,000 students have left Oregon’s public schools since the COVID-19 pandemic – reversing a years-long trend and raising questions about enrollment tracking, according to recent reports. “While declining birth… Read More

November 20, 2025
Public Education
Lavish 2024-25 NY school staffer salaries, retirement packages draw ire from taxpayer watchdogs

New York taxpayers paid nearly $19.7 billion in the 2024-25 academic year for the salaries of 263,868 educators, a recent Newsday report found – drawing outrage from analysts who argue… Read More

November 19, 2025
Public Education
Maryland education board concludes ‘arbitrary, unreasonable’ electric school bus contract violated district’s own rules

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland has drawn withering criticism from the state’s board of education, which recently declared the district’s $168 million school bus contract “illegal.”… Read More

November 18, 2025