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Faith Perkins

Faith Perkins is a staff writer for The Heartlander. She graduated from Missouri Western State University with a bachelors in convergent journalism.

Culture
DEI training halted for Washington firefighters, medics, after complaints of racial, gender bias

A diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training for Washington state firefighters and medics was recently suspended after criticism from employees. The training, titled “Stronger Together: An introduction to anti-racism and… Read More

February 16, 2024
Public Education
A Florida school board votes to retain sexually explicit book in elementary school library

In a contentious decision, the Alachua County School Board voted 4-1 to keep the challenged book “Melissa” on the shelves of an elementary school library. The book, previously published as… Read More

February 15, 2024
Public Education
Male high schooler discovered playing girls’ sports since middle school, violating Florida law 

A biological male playing on a high school girls’ volleyball team violated Florida law, and also played on the girls’ team in middle school. The 10th grade student at… Read More

February 14, 2024
Culture
5 biological men dominate women’s volleyball game in Canada

Five biological men played on opposing teams at a women’s college volleyball game in Canada, leading to concerns of fairness and safety. The Jan. 24 game featured three biological men… Read More

February 13, 2024
Public Education
Delaware prof offers extra credit for ‘white privilege checklist’

Even as higher education has taken heat for pushing Critical Race Theory and other progressive, racially divisive ideologies, one Delaware professor is offering extra credit to students… Read More

February 12, 2024