Frances Floresca

Georgia, South Carolina

Education/Free-Market Policy Analyst and Reporter at Freelance

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Texas lawmaker ‘sneaks’ into university’s transgender event, exposes programs funded by taxpayers

3 weeks ago | readlion.com | R.E. Wermus |Michael Dillon |Frances Floresca

(The Daily Signal) – Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison sounded the alarm after he “snuck” into a state-funded transgender conference at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday, according to a string of posts on his X account.
NJ school cancels ‘Gender Justice’ field trip for 2nd graders after criticism

1 month ago | readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Frances Floresca |Grant Braaten

A New Jersey elementary school will not send its 2nd graders on a field trip to the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice after receiving online backlash. Fleetwood Elementary School in Mount Laurel planned to send three teachers and 76 2nd graders to the center on April 4. The school over 400 students and is about 15 miles east of Philadelphia. However, Mount Laurel Schools Superintendent George J. Rafferty said the trip is off due to negative social media posts about it.
Texas bill would ban 'furry culture' in public schools - The Lion

1 month ago | readlion.com | Bethany Blankley |Frances Floresca |Anthony Kinnett

(The Center Square) – State Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act (Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education) on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from allowing furry subculture behavior in classrooms and on campuses. The furry subculture involves individuals adopting anthropomorphic animal identities who often dress in costumes and attempt to mimic animal behavior.
I Competed at Miss Georgia USA Last Year. Trans Competition Erases Women.

1 month ago | townhall.com | Frances Floresca

Pageantry has always been about uplifting and celebrating women—real women who have navigated the distinct challenges and defining experiences that shape what womanhood is. Now that is being threatened with a biological man, Bella Bautista, who plans to be the first transgender person to compete at Miss Georgia USA in June. Allowing biological men in women’s pageantry diminishes the very purpose of these competitions: to celebrate and uplift real women.
Policy expert: Utah needs to strengthen its open enrollment practices

1 month ago | readlion.com | Jillian Schneider |Dave Trabert |Joy Stockbauer |Frances Floresca

When it comes to school choice, education reformers know that merely being good isn’t good enough. Education expert and former public school teacher Christine Cooke Fairbanks recently published policy recommendations for improving Utah’s current open enrollment policies. Open enrollment allows students to attend a public school outside their residentially zoned district.
Op-ed: Using 'voucher' for all school choice programs oversimplifies options

2 months ago | chalkboardnews.com | Frances Floresca

I often read headlines on private school choice programs all over the country. “After years of rejection, school voucher bill clears Idaho Legislature”and “Texas Teacher Retirement System leader says Senate voucher proposal would not harm retirement funds” are just some of those headlines. Here’s the thing: Neither of these bills are “vouchers.” It’s misleading, and it’s fueling confusion about the different programs that give families more control over their children’s education.
Former Sen. Loeffler confirmed as Small Business Administration chief

2 months ago | readlion.com | Frances Floresca |Nyamekye Daniel |John Barrasso

(The Daily Signal) – Kelly Loeffler was confirmed on Wednesday by the Senate on a near-party-line vote of 52-to-46 to head the Small Business Administration. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the nominee, while the two nominal independents who caucus with Democrats opposed Loeffler. All the Republican senators present voted for her. Republican Sens. Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Jerry Moran of Kansas didn’t vote.
Are school counselors being trained as social justice warriors?

2 months ago | readlion.com | Jillian Schneider |Michael Dillon |Frances Floresca |Susan Berry

Higher education programs in school counseling are facing backlash for buying into what critics call woke ideology infecting K-12 education. According to information compiled by Parents Defending Education (PDE) about the curriculum and funding of colleges offering degrees in school counseling, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on programs full of social justice activism and woke ideology, often under the guise of âmulticulturalâ classes.
Undercover video prompts Texas school official's resignation over transgender athlete policy - The Lion

2 months ago | readlion.com | R.E. Wermus |Frances Floresca |Michael Dillon |Ben Cain

(The Daily Signal) – A day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demanded criminal and civil investigations into the Irving Independent School District, an administrator resigned Wednesday amid the uproar over his comments about circumventing a state law regarding transgender athletes. “This Irving ISD Administrator should be fired on the spot,” Abbott wrote on X after an undercover video appeared to show the administrator discussing ways to get around a 2022 state law.
More than 60% of parents considered sending children to new schools last year - The Heartlander

Jan 21, 2025 | heartlandernews.com | Frances Floresca |Josh Mann |Adam Wittenberg

(The Lion) — School choice continues to sprout like spring flowers across the country. The National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF) surveyed 2,873 parents around the country from Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, concluding school choice is “here to stay.”The survey found 60% of parents considered new schools for their children in 2024, which is less than last year’s 72% due to the “leveling-off” of school searching after the COVID-19 pandemic.