Frances Floresca

Frances Floresca is a freelance reporter and educational policy analyst.

Culture
University threatened with lawsuit after allegedly attempting to shut down conservative group

The University of Utah has been threatened with a lawsuit by a conservative organization after the school allegedly changed policies it thought the local chapter would violate. The Mountain State Legal… Read More

December 21, 2023
Public Education
Book banning? Rhode Island school district trained teachers to ‘purge’ music library of ‘discriminatory’ content

A school district in Rhode Island has been caught training its teachers to “decolonize” the music room. The training from 2020 only came to light recently, thanks to parental rights… Read More

December 18, 2023
Public Education
Opt in or opt out? Albuquerque Public Schools survey asked students about gender, sex, alcohol and drugs

A New Mexico’s largest school district provided students in grades 6 to 12 surveys asking about their gender, use of alcohol and drugs, and sexual intercourse. The New Mexico Youth… Read More

December 15, 2023
Public Education
Missouri teacher suspected of encouraging students to hide pronouns from parents

A Missouri chemistry teacher used a first-of-year worksheet to ask students which “name” and “pronouns” she should use when contacting their parents or guardians, a watchdog group revealed. In August,… Read More

December 14, 2023
Public Education
Oklahoma school choice program opens, receives over 30K applications in 90 minutes

When enrollment opened last week for Oklahoma’s new school choice program, it only took 90 minutes for more than 30,000 applications to pour in. The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit… Read More

December 12, 2023