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Frances Floresca

Frances Floresca is a freelance reporter and educational policy analyst.

Public Education
School district pays $1.5M for SEL curricula from organizations supporting discredited DEI

A Pennsylvania school has forked over more than a million dollars for social emotional learning (SEL) curricula from organizations supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Parents Defending Education… Read More

January 8, 2024
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
Gender, Missouri
Missouri teacher suspected of encouraging students to hide pronouns from parents

(The Heartlander) — 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… Read More

December 15, 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