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Fix Austin Schools
Fix Austin Schools
stated on May 4, 2013 a leaflet.
Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
George Lavender
George Lavender
stated on April 29, 2013 in Texas House of Representatives debate
Says state’s mandated tests come from an English company.
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By Sue Owen • May 6, 2013
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas Association of School Boards
stated on April 24, 2013 an advertisement.
"Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 24, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 9, 2013 a state Senate committee hearing April 9, 2013
Says 315,000 mostly minority Texas students are enrolled in failing schools.
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By Sue Owen • April 24, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on April 9, 2013 a Senate Education Committee meeting.
Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 18, 2013
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on April 4, 2013 Texas House debate on state budget.
Says Texas lawmakers in 2011 ordered school districts to test every student on their respiratory system and weight.
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on March 28, 2013 a Board of Governors meeting
"The average student in Florida, what they actually pay out of pocket at our major universities" for tuition is as much or less than what they spend on cellphones.
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By Katie Sanders • April 3, 2013
Deborah Gist
Deborah Gist
stated on March 22, 2013 an appearance on "A Lively Experiment."
When students leave our high schools and they go to the community college, 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial math.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 31, 2013
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on March 15, 2013 a newsletter
Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • March 29, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 21, 2013 Senate Education Committee hearing
Says 100,000 are on waiting list to attend Texas charter schools.
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By Sue Owen • March 11, 2013
Nancy Denuccio
Nancy Denuccio
stated on February 20, 2013 A news release
In annual surveys of Rhode Island communities that receive Drug Free community grants, many report that more than 50 percent of youth surveyed do not think daily marijuana use poses any serious risk of harm.
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By Michael McKinney • March 1, 2013
Mallard Fillmore
Mallard Fillmore
stated on February 9, 2013 a syndicated cartoon
Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help."
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By Sue Owen • February 26, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 29, 2013 his State of the State address.
Says Texas high school "graduation rates are at an all-time high—the third-highest in the nation—which represents a significant turnaround from just a few short years ago."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2013
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on January 23, 2013 a press statement
Says Gov. John Kasich can remove the president of the State Board of Education.
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By Tom Feran • February 7, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 15, 2013 a discussion with black lawmakers
Says a recent study shows Florida students are second in the world in fourth grade reading, behind Singapore.
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By Katie Sanders • January 21, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 15, 2013 a speech
"Nearly a quarter of all adults in this state have some college credit without a degree."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 21, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 4, 2012 a speech
"One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate."
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December 23, 2012
Dan Micciche
Dan Micciche
stated on November 4, 2012 an opinion article in the Dallas Morning News.
"The poverty level in" the Dallas school district "is one of the highest in the country, higher than New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit and Newark."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2012
Big Gamble NJ
Big Gamble NJ
stated on November 13, 2012 a website
"In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million."
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By Erin O'Neill • November 19, 2012
National Education Association
National Education Association
stated on September 27, 2012 a television ad
Says that Josh Mandel voted to let insurance companies deny coverage for autism
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By Stephen Koff • October 12, 2012
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