Faith Perkins

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

Public Education
‘Afrochemistry’: Texas university slammed for ‘insane’ course combining science with race  

A Texas university is being absolutely basted for offering the freshman course “Afrochemistry: The Study of Black-Life Matter,” designed to address “inequities in chemistry and chemical education.”  Rice University is… Read More

January 18, 2024
Courts
Connecticut teacher who denounced mandatory ‘privilege’ training is now suing the school board for retaliation

A Connecticut public school teacher filed a federal lawsuit last week against his school board for allegedly violating his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. John Grande, who taught P.E. for… Read More

January 16, 2024
Government
‘Back to the pony express’: California superintendents criticize expensive electric school bus mandate

Some California public schools are pushing back against a new law mandating all school buses be electric by 2035. In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill… Read More

January 16, 2024
Culture
Holocaust & Humanity Center in Ohio fighting explosion of antisemitism with education  

A Holocaust museum in Ohio is using education to halt the spread of antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.  The Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center… Read More

January 12, 2024
Public Education
‘It should not be tolerated’: Antisemitic slurs cause Jewish girls’ high school basketball team to end game early  

A high school girls’ varsity basketball game in New York was abruptly ended after players yelled antisemitic slurs at the opposing Jewish team.   Roosevelt High School, a public school in… Read More

January 12, 2024