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…

Culture
Family overscheduling can hinder children’s needs for free time, ‘healthy brain development’

For parents feeling the strain of fitting too many children’s activities into their schedules, the answer may be surprisingly simple yet counterintuitive: stay at home. “We get it,… Read More

November 10, 2025
Public Education
New Orleans’ only ‘traditional’ public school wrestling with $500,000 deficit, low enrollment

A ballooning budget deficit, coupled with lower-than-projected enrollment, is forcing New Orleans’ sole “traditional” public school to reconsider its operational model. “Despite loud public support last year for… Read More

November 7, 2025
Public Education
Mom protests reported $117,000 charge for records request from Rhode Island district after teacher called Charlie Kirk ‘garbage’ 

A mom is fighting a Rhode Island district’s reported charge of $117,000 for her public records request after a high school teacher described the late Charlie Kirk as a… Read More

November 6, 2025
Courts
Schools show hypocrisy in censoring speech yet encouraging gender changes without parental consent, columnist concludes

A USA Today columnist blasted government schools over their “viewpoint discrimination” in censoring students’ free speech but encouraging them to make gender changes without parental notification or consent. Read More

November 6, 2025
Government
Wisconsin passes law banning cellphones in public schools, gives districts July deadline to establish policies 

Wisconsin public schools have until July to develop policies banning cellphones in classrooms under a law signed Oct. 31 by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Although Evers has… Read More

November 5, 2025