Education Scorecard true 0% 194 Checks mostly-true 0% 284 Checks Half True 0% 301 Checks mostly-false 0% 264 Checks false 0% 265 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 70 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Education Social Media stated on December 15, 2025 in in social media posts: Brown University student Mustapha Karbouch was a suspect in school shooting. December 19, 2025 Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts: The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access. November 26, 2025 Anderson Clayton stated on October 29, 2025 in a press release: “North Carolina teachers are already the lowest paid teachers in the south.” November 8, 2025 stated on September 3, 2025 in a press conference: Every school vaccine mandate “drips” with “slavery.” September 4, 2025 Americans for Prosperity stated on July 28, 2025 in X: “The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.” August 15, 2025 Instagram posts stated on June 6, 2025 in a video: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Los Angeles' Gratts Learning Academy during a June graduation ceremony. June 13, 2025 Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2025 in a press gaggle: Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are. May 28, 2025 Ruben Gallego stated on March 24, 2025 in a podcast episode: Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.” By Claire Cranford • April 9, 2025 TikTok posts stated on February 8, 2025 in a TikTok post: People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases. By Claire Cranford • March 27, 2025 Harriet Hageman stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview: The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.” By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2025 Brad Schimel stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda. By Madeline Heim • March 13, 2025 Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview: “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.” By D.L. Davis • March 3, 2025 Joel Kitchens stated on February 19, 2025 in News conference: “90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time. By Hope Karnopp • February 28, 2025 Donald Trump stated on February 10, 2025 in a Fox News interview: The United States is “last in education out of 40 states … but we're number one in cost per pupil." By Caleb McCullough • February 13, 2025 Randy Fine stated on January 28, 2025 in a senate special session: Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million. By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2025 Bernie Sanders stated on January 2, 2025 in a statement to the media: H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.” By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow. December 17, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post: “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.” December 12, 2024 Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview: “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.” By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024 Instagram posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a video: Video shows President-elect Donald Trump announcing “free college education” in November 2024. 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Here are the facts By Samantha Putterman • February 16, 2024 Latest promises about Education Donald Trump Abolish the Education Department Trump order takes steps toward closing Education Department, but only Congress can end it | March 21, 2025 Donald Trump Give green cards to people on student visas who graduate from U.S. colleges Donald Trump Provide $10,000 per child tax-free to homeschoolers Donald Trump Incentivize abolishing teacher tenure for grades K-12 Donald Trump Provide universal school choice Trump issues order to find federal money for school choice | February 4, 2025 Joe Biden Make 2 years of community college or a high-quality training program tuition-free Joe Biden’s free community college plan failed to get congressional support | December 6, 2024 Joe Biden Offer universal preschool to 3- and 4-year-olds Joe Biden breaks promise to offer universal preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds | December 4, 2024 Joe Biden Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students Biden makes progress on HBCU promise following historic funding increases | March 5, 2024 Joe Biden Stop for-profit education programs from profiteering off of students Promise Kept: Biden rules on for-profit schools are on the books, but delays make effects unclear | December 4, 2024 Joe Biden Double value of Pell Grants Biden signs Pell Grant increase into law, but amount falls short of campaign goal | August 19, 2022 Joe Biden Make public colleges and universities tuition-free for families who make less than $125,000 Joe Biden breaks promise to offer free college tuition to families earning less than $125,000 a year | December 6, 2024 Joe Biden Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities Joe Biden forgave student loan debt, but not as much as promised | December 16, 2024 Latest promises about Education
Donald Trump Abolish the Education Department Trump order takes steps toward closing Education Department, but only Congress can end it | March 21, 2025
Donald Trump Provide universal school choice Trump issues order to find federal money for school choice | February 4, 2025
Joe Biden Make 2 years of community college or a high-quality training program tuition-free Joe Biden’s free community college plan failed to get congressional support | December 6, 2024
Joe Biden Offer universal preschool to 3- and 4-year-olds Joe Biden breaks promise to offer universal preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds | December 4, 2024
Joe Biden Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students Biden makes progress on HBCU promise following historic funding increases | March 5, 2024
Joe Biden Stop for-profit education programs from profiteering off of students Promise Kept: Biden rules on for-profit schools are on the books, but delays make effects unclear | December 4, 2024
Joe Biden Double value of Pell Grants Biden signs Pell Grant increase into law, but amount falls short of campaign goal | August 19, 2022
Joe Biden Make public colleges and universities tuition-free for families who make less than $125,000 Joe Biden breaks promise to offer free college tuition to families earning less than $125,000 a year | December 6, 2024
Joe Biden Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities Joe Biden forgave student loan debt, but not as much as promised | December 16, 2024
