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Frances Floresca
Director of Education Policy Initiatives
Frances Floresca joined Nevada Policy as the Director of Education Policy Initiatives in 2022, and she has considered herself an advocate for education freedom long before getting involved with politics. She and her sister attended different school types growing up, and even then, she realized that different students have different needs.She previously worked for Independent Women’s Network and Citizens Against Government Waste. She has been invited to the White House and was cited in the 2021 Republican Study Committee’s budget proposal to Congress. Frances’s work has also been recognized in the Washington Examiner, InsideSources, Deseret News, and The Salt Lake Tribune. During college, she wrote for Campus Reform and worked on campaigns.
She also represented Utah in the Cherry Blossom Princess Program in Washington, D.C. in 2021, and she is also an avid classical singer having sung for high-ranking officials from around the world and the national anthem for events around the country. In December 2019, she received her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Utah. Frances was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and has also lived in Washington, D.C. She now resides with her husband and son in Henderson, Nevada.
Con las elecciones terminadas, Nevada debe abordar la educación
Con las elecciones de 2022 en el retrovisor, Nevada puede ponerse a trabajar en el mejoramiento de la educación. Los problemas educativos del Estado de Plata son numerosos, como lo…
With Election Over, Nevada Must Address Education
With the 2022 election in the rearview mirror, Nevada can get down to the business of improving education. The Silver State’s educational woes are legion, as evidenced by rankings in…
ACT Scores: Nevada is the Worst of the Worst
Nevada’s American College Test scores are the worst in the nation. Nevada students not only earned the lowest ACT composite score (17.3) among U.S. states in 2022, a drop of…
How to Improve Education in Nevada
It is no secret that Nevada public schools are failing its students. The state's schools are ranked 49th in the United States for educational attainment. Is there hope schools in Nevada could ever be better? Frances Floresca, Director of Education Policy Initiatives at Nevada Policy, recently appeared on the Kevin Wall Radio Show to discuss the specific ways Nevada could see an improvement in its schools. Watch the full interview below. Read the Full Transcript
Otros estados adoptan las ESAs universales mientras Nevada dice no
La defensora de la libertad de educación Erin Phillips, de Power2Parent en Nevada, cree que la reciente aprobación de las cuentas universales de ahorro para la educación (“education savings accounts”,…
Other States Embrace Universal ESAs as Nevada Says No
Education freedom advocate Erin Phillips of Power2Parent in Nevada believes the recent passage of universal education savings accounts in Arizona and West Virginia bodes well for Nevada families seeking academic…
La remuneración por méritos de los profesores beneficia a los educadores y a los estudiantes
Ya es hora de que Nevada, acosada por una grave escasez de profesores, adopte la remuneración por méritos como medio para retener y recompensar a sus mejores educadores. Los profesores…
Merit Pay for Teachers Benefits Educators, Students
It is long past time for Nevada, beset by an acute shortage of teachers, to embrace merit pay as a means to retain and reward its best educators. Teachers are…
Dividir el CCSD no resolverá los problemas del distrito
No hay duda de que la falta de responsabilidad afecta a los grandes distritos escolares. Eso incluye el Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark, que tiene alrededor de 300.000 estudiantes.