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Latest Fact-Checks By Jeffrey S. Solochek

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Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
stated on March 19, 2014 a letter to supporters
For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 24, 2014
Pam Stewart
Pam Stewart
stated on October 15, 2013 a public hearing in Tampa
For the state of Florida, "there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 27, 2013
Public comments at a Common Core hearing
Public comments at a Common Core hearing
stated on October 15, 2013 Tampa, Fla.
Teachers were not involved in developing the Common Core State Standards.
False
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 21, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on July 17, 2013 a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett
New school testing standards "will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students."
Mostly True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • July 22, 2013
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on August 7, 2012 a campaign mailer
As Florida secretary of state, Kurt Browning "allowed 1,800 illegal voters to register in Florida."
Pants on Fire!
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • August 9, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on March 1, 2012 a press release
Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on January 6, 2012 a press release
Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average."
True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 27, 2007 a TV ad
Biden was responsible for "ending genocide in Bosnia."
Mostly False
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • December 31, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on December 12, 2007 a debate in Des Moines, Iowa
Says he has "the most impressive education record" of the Republican candidates.
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • December 27, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 11, 2007 Plymouth, N.H.
"Americans spend 100-million hours a year filling out these forms (FAFSA). That is the equivalent of 55,500 full-time jobs."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • November 20, 2007
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on October 11, 2007 Manchester, N.H.
The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship."
False
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • November 20, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 14, 2007 an interview
"We had a No Child Left Behind — a similar piece of legislation in our state a number of years ago, well before the federal law. And it's had a big impact here. It's improved schools."
True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 30, 2007
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on September 21, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa.
"Rural schools enroll 40 percent of American children, but receive only 22 percent of federal education funding."
False
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 10, 2007
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on September 21, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa.
Rural schools "face the highest dropout rates, the lowest college enrollment rates, have the lowest average teacher salaries..."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 8, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 13, 2007 a forum hosted by Slate/Yahoo/Huffington Post.
"Look, I believe in accountability. In 1983, I led the effort in Arkansas to improve our schools."
True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 7, 2007