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Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 19, 2025 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 News conference

“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.

By Hope Karnopp • February 28, 2025

Jay Rothman
stated on December 1, 2024 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

Kamala Harris
stated on July 18, 2024 a campaign event in North Carolina

Project 2025 would “end Head Start.”

By Louis Jacobson, Mia Penner • July 23, 2024

Tyler August
stated on May 3, 2024 Newsletter

“Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”

By Sophia Voight • May 15, 2024

Chris Larson
stated on November 9, 2023 X, formerly Twitter

Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.

By Ricardo Torres • February 16, 2024

Scott Walker
stated on January 21, 2024 TV interview

"(The) top issue for college students is the economy."

By Hope Karnopp • February 2, 2024

Francis Suarez
stated on May 21, 2023 a TV interview

“Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 23, 2023

Kathy Hoffman
stated on July 28, 2022 a tweet

“Since 2019, I've successfully lobbied for the funds to add hundreds of school counselors, lowering our student to school counselor ratio by 20%.”

By Haley Tenore • September 19, 2022

Elizabeth Warren
stated on August 28, 2022 an interview on CNN

"40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.”

By Jon Greenberg • September 13, 2022

Greg Abbott
stated on May 15, 2022 a tweet

Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall.

By Nusaiba Mizan • July 14, 2022

Jennifer Konfrst
stated on March 21, 2022 a press release

Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill.

April 7, 2022

Jennifer McClellan
stated on February 15, 2022 an op-ed.

“More than half of Virginia’s school buildings are older than 50 years.”

By Warren Fiske • February 18, 2022

Brian Tyler Cohen
stated on February 2, 2022 a tweet

"Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill that would put government-installed cameras in every single classroom to livestream school activities for parents to spy on teachers and children."

By Rylee Wilson • February 8, 2022

Lorraine Lewandrowski
stated on February 24, 2021 a hearing of the New York Senate Agriculture Committee

It’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.”

By John Pullano • June 7, 2021

Robert Martwick
stated on May 10, 2021 a podcast interview

Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 23, 2021

Tony Evers
stated on March 14, 2021 TV interview

“There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction.

By Madeline Heim • March 29, 2021

Terry McAuliffe
stated on March 10, 2021 a speech

“If you look at the average teacher pay compared to the average pay of your citizens, Virginia ranks last.”

By Warren Fiske • March 22, 2021

Tony Evers
stated on January 12, 2021 Speech

"We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade."

By Haley BeMiller • January 26, 2021

Mike Gallagher
stated on December 7, 2020 a tweet

"New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."

By Eric Litke • December 18, 2020

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