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
Dual enrollment is skyrocketing. Here’s how homeschoolers blazed this path for their public-school peers.

Although dual enrollment is being touted as one of the latest high school trends, homeschoolers have long enjoyed the benefits of this method in preparing for higher education. “We’ve… Read More

May 18, 2026
Public Education
More Indiana schools may use referendum approach this year, despite low voter approval

Property tax reforms in Indiana could have paved the way for “as many as 100 public school districts” to ask voters directly for more funding through referenda, … Read More

May 15, 2026
Public Education
Despite press conference, Minneapolis Public Schools provides few details after surprise ‘accounting maneuver’

Officials at Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) are facing financial questions regarding a recent “accounting maneuver” that yielded $10.8 million in “surprise revenue,” according to reports. Despite holding a press conference, which the Minnesota… Read More

May 13, 2026
Public Education
Budget cuts ‘inevitable’ for Chicago Public Schools, report warns

Despite “roughly a decade of largely holding the line or even boosting school budgets” through COVID-19 pandemic assistance, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) must now plan for leaner times, a recent analysis concludes. Read More

May 12, 2026
Public Education
South Carolina could be first state to ban ‘grade-floor’ policies for public-school students 

Should public schools give K-12 students a minimum grade regardless of their actual work – or lack thereof? Absolutely not, argues Bryce Fielder, director of… Read More

May 11, 2026