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Frances Floresca

Frances Floresca is a freelance reporter and educational policy analyst.

Christian Schools
Small town Christian microschool to grow out of Arizona church, showcasing promise of school choice for rural America

Snowflake is a small Arizona town of nearly 7,000, with a public school, charter school and Lutheran school. Next year, it will have its first microschool. When local… Read More

July 5, 2023
Public Education
‘I was shocked’: Minnesota mother exposes ‘highly sexually graphic’ books in school district

Minnesota mother Natalie Sonnek knew parents were complaining about sexually explicit books, but never thought she’d find them in her own child’s school library. She was wrong. Read More

June 29, 2023
Public Education
These education publishers are pushing the LGBT agenda while profiting from the $40B a year public schools spend on their resources

As Pride month ends, some of the largest education companies used by most public schools continue to prominently display pro-LGBT messages on their social media profiles. Houghton Mifflin… Read More

June 23, 2023
Christian Schools
West Virginia microschool serves dozens of students with Christ-centered learning in first year

When Melissa Mohr realized the school she worked at did not align with her educational philosophy, she and a few other like-minded educators discussed opening a Christian microschool. Read More

June 20, 2023
Public Education
Arizona school board member questions whether district really involves parents in transgender student plans

The largest school district in Arizona recently updated guidelines and issued a “support checklist” for transgender students, but at least one board member says the policies could keep parents… Read More

June 16, 2023