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Shanxi Omoniyi

Shanxi Omoniyi is a staff writer for The Heartlander. She also serves as Online Content Director at Midwest Parent Educators (MPE), a nonprofit organization serving thousands of homeschool families…

Public Education
Kansas Board of Education could swing left or right in pivotal election

Voters in Wyandotte and Johnson counties will determine the fate of the Kansas Board of Education in two critical races next week – whether it will lean more liberal… Read More

November 1, 2024
Public Education
More states lower testing standards in response to dismal student performance since COVID-19

As more public school students have been failing achievement tests since the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of states have decided to lower the bar on testing altogether. Read More

October 30, 2024
Homeschools
Indiana colleges welcome homeschool students to higher ed

As homeschooling continues to grow nationwide, many colleges are welcoming homeschool graduates like Elise Jedlicka. Now a sophomore at Indiana University, Jedlicka had already… Read More

October 29, 2024
Homeschools
Georgia black homeschool group ‘to disciple families toward Jesus Christ,’ create societal change 

Nicole P. Doyle never thought she would homeschool her children, but a public-school teacher in Georgia talked her into it. “My son was in the school, and… Read More

October 23, 2024
Culture
Researchers: Risky play helps today’s kids, the safest in history

Scared your child will get injured from too much rough play? Anthropologists now counter with an even greater danger: denying children the benefits of risk-taking while they’re still… Read More

October 18, 2024