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Byron Donalds
stated on March 8, 2026 in an interview:

Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.

By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2026

Anderson Clayton
stated on October 29, 2025 in a press release:

“North Carolina teachers are already the lowest paid teachers in the south.”

By Paul Specht • November 8, 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

Josh Stein
stated on September 5, 2024 in a press release:

“Mark Robinson skips Board of Education vote on teacher bonuses to hold campaign event.”

By Paul Specht • September 6, 2024

Jesse Watters
stated on August 6, 2024 in a segment on "Jesse Watters Primetime":

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.”

By Madison Czopek • August 13, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech:

Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • April 15, 2024

Pink
stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post:

These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.”

By Jeff Cercone • November 20, 2023

Dean Phillips
stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College:

"Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."

By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2023

West Virginia University Faculty Senate
stated on September 6, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution:

E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.”

By Cody Matorin • October 10, 2023

E. Gordon Gee
stated on August 25, 2023 in an interview with The Daily Athenaeum:

“Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget.

By Griff Bihun • October 10, 2023

Unleash Prosperity Now
stated on August 13, 2023 in a political ad:

“Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.”

By Paul Specht • September 21, 2023

Ron DeSantis
stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall:

“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”

By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2023

Kamala Harris
stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida:

"Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”

By Marta Campabadal Graus • August 7, 2023

Ron DeSantis
stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet:

Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.”

By Louis Jacobson, Jeff Cercone • June 30, 2023

Donald Trump
stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall:

“Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”

By Amy Sherman • May 11, 2023

North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
stated on February 8, 2023 in a tweet:

“North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.”

By Paul Specht • April 7, 2023

Tommy Tuberville
stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference:

"Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2023

Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
stated on December 4, 2022 in a tweet.:

“The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”

By Warren Fiske • December 14, 2022

Jill Underly
stated on October 24, 2022 in News release:

“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”

By Vanessa Swales • December 5, 2022

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