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
Kentucky student group sues public schools over failure to educate; lawmaker says more funding isn’t the solution

Kentucky schools are failing to provide an adequate and equitable public education, according to a recent lawsuit by a group of students. The Kentucky Student Voice Team filed the suit… Read More

January 16, 2025
Government
Ohio public-school funding criticized as ‘unsustainable’ amid attendance and discipline issues

Ohio Republicans are questioning the current model of public-school funding, with House Speaker Matt Huffman describing the billion-dollar package as “unsustainable.” “That’s often how a lot of projects go —… Read More

January 15, 2025
Public Education
PowerSchool hack exposes personal data of millions of kids, raises cybersecurity questions

Schools in North Carolina and nationwide are doing damage control after a “cybersecurity incident” compromised the personal information of millions of K-12 students and teachers. PowerSchool, a cloud-based education software… Read More

January 14, 2025
Homeschools
3 steps homeschool parents can take in 2025 to safeguard their rights

When it comes to protecting educational freedoms, parents may not always realize the most important advances take place locally – within states, communities, or sometimes even families. “We don’t have… Read More

January 13, 2025
Public Education
Open enrollment grows across Wisconsin to almost 10% of all public-school students

The popularity of Wisconsin’s open-enrollment policies continues to increase, amounting to more than 73,000 children outside their home district – or 9.1% of all public-school students – in the 2023-24… Read More

January 10, 2025