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…

Homeschools
Want your child to thrive in STEM? Consider homeschooling

Homeschool students are facing off against their public-school peers in U.S. robotics contests, and they are winning. The “Family Instructors of the Northern Suburbs” Christian homeschool team… Read More

December 20, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Active-shooter drills for preschoolers raise concerns among parents, pediatricians. ‘My kid’s safety is my job’

As acts of violence continue to rise in public schools, many districts have instituted active-shooter drills to help children prepare for crisis situations. However, pediatricians and parents question… Read More

December 7, 2022
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool programs, hybrid options encourage mid-year signups

It’s never too late to pull your children from public school – even in December and beyond. That’s what Angie Hoffman, founder of The Hearth Room… Read More

November 30, 2022
Culture
‘Narnia’ stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ ‘The Horse and His Boy’ to premiere at Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., audiences can enjoy the original stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy from his famous Chronicles of Narnia book series,… Read More

November 28, 2022
Homeschools
After strip-searching a couple’s six homeschooled children ‘without cause,’ Kentucky Child Protective Services pays $515,000

Child Protective Services officials in Kentucky have paid $515,000 to a homeschool family to settle a court case involving a strip-search of all six children in their home. … Read More

November 18, 2022