Frances Floresca

Frances Floresca is a freelance reporter and educational policy analyst.

Public Education
School choice advocates ā€˜fact checkā€™ Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs who claimed ESAs are ā€˜unsustainableā€™ based on inflated numbers

School choice advocates are fact checking Arizonaā€™s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who called the stateā€™s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) ā€œunsustainable.ā€ ā€œThe newest voucher cost projections show us what we already… Read More

August 1, 2023
Public Education
‘Theyā€™re afraid of empowered and informed parentsā€™: Nevada sex education committee accused of bias against parents, favored LGBT-inclusive applicants

The sex education committee for a Nevada school district favored ā€œqueer-inclusiveā€ candidates as new members and frowned on those from a parental rights group, says one of the groupā€™s leaders. Read More

July 26, 2023
Government
Hundreds of Nevada students expected to lose school choice scholarships. Supporters blame Dem lawmakers

Up to 600 Nevada K-12 students may lose their school choice scholarships next year after the Legislature failed to raise the cap on the program and support the governorā€™s agenda… Read More

July 24, 2023
Public Education
‘Armed with knowledge’: National conference empowers teachers to stand up to unions

Around 200 educators attended the Teacher Freedom Summit last week, a ā€œfirst-of-its-kindā€ conference to help public school teachers understand and stand up to the unions that claim to support them. Read More

July 20, 2023
Christian Schools
This 41-year-old Utah Christian school is finding ways to innovate, keeping education affordable with ESAs on the horizon

The Heritage Foundation ranks the state of Utah No. 11 for education freedom, and it was the fourth state to pass a… Read More

July 19, 2023