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
Massive spending in NYC school districts fails to improve student performance

New York City taxpayers are paying up to $63,000 per student each year in some school districts – even as many of these children are failing state math and reading… Read More

August 28, 2024
Public Education
California school district acknowledges ‘lack of effective communication’ in disclosing elevated levels of lead in drinking water

A northern California community is questioning the length of time for a school district to report elevated levels of lead across multiple schools’ drinking fountains and faucets,… Read More

August 26, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: Homeschool works better for the ‘common good’ than public school

Critics of homeschooling frequently complain it’s too individualistic and hurts public schools, which they see as a “common good.” “Let’s not forget the reason public schools were funded in the… Read More

August 22, 2024
Culture
‘Climate of impunity’: Pakistan failed to prosecute suspects in anti-Christian rampage, says Amnesty International

A year after arson and mob attacks against Christians in a Pakistani city, the government has failed to charge more than 90% of suspects or conduct trials of those arrested,… Read More

August 21, 2024
Politics
JD Vance draws praise, media criticism for longtime pro-family, pro-child stance

Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance is spurring national conversation over declining U.S. birth rates, decrying what he calls “the anti-child ideology that exists in our country.” “We owe something… Read More

August 19, 2024