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
Midwest homeschoolers host used curriculum sale to help families save amid inflation

As inflation continues to pressure families nationwide, KC-area homeschool groups are offering creative ways to help parents save on educational costs, including a June 11 Used… Read More

June 5, 2024
Homeschools
Nonprofit monitoring Title IX court cases that could affect private, homeschools in certain states

As an increasing number of states are suing the Biden administration for revising Title IX law, a homeschool nonprofit is monitoring the situation. “A federal court… Read More

May 28, 2024
Christian Schools
Fire destroyed this church’s building. But it sparked the launch of a Christian school in central Illinois

A dream in April 2023 caused Ed Herald to believe God was calling him to start a Christian school – even though his church’s building had been destroyed by fire… Read More

May 23, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: Our children deserve better than so-called ‘public education,’ which has no legal responsibility to educate anyone

I’ll never forget a recent Facebook post from a mom whose child was struggling in public school. Even though her daughter had an individual education plan (IEP), the school wasn’t… Read More

May 21, 2024
Homeschools
Record-setting homeschooler winning track meets, eyeing 2028 Olympics

A 14-year-old homeschooler from Ohio is winning track meets, setting records and making plans four years into the future. “I want to run in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles,”… Read More

May 20, 2024