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John Oxendine
John Oxendine
stated on June 4, 2010 a campaign video on his website
Georgia has "a dropout rate that’s higher" than Alabama's.
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 14, 2010
John Barrasso
John Barrasso
stated on May 10, 2010 an interview on Fox News
On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 10, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on April 27, 2010 a newspaper column
Says Texas General Land Office "has earned the school children of Texas $451,932.89 on wind leases that haven't produced a watt of energy."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2010
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on April 15, 2010 a press release.
Crist sent his "top policy staffer to the House Committee to testify in support of the proposal," then vetoed the bill.
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 15, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 31, 2010 a press release
The Senate Republican education plan is an unfunded mandate for local school districts.
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 5, 2010
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on March 23, 2010 debate on the Senate floor.
The cost to implement Florida's class size amendment so far has been "$16 billion."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 24, 2010
Pat Carlson
Pat Carlson
stated on March 11, 2010 an e-mail
"In Texas, schools do not even have to teach sex education."
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March 20, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on February 1, 2010 in a TV ad
"Our (Texas) graduation rate ranks 43rd out of 50 states."
True
February 5, 2010
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on September 25, 2009 a blast e-mail from Republican National Committee
In a now-viral video, "impressionable youngsters at a public school in New Jersey ... have been instructed to sing the praises of 'Barack Hussein Obama.'"
True
September 25, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 17, 2009 a bill signing ceremony in Denver.
"We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history."
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By Alexander Lane • February 27, 2009
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on December 12, 2007 a debate in Johnston, Iowa
"It used to be the policy of the Republican Party to get rid of the Department of Education. We finally get in charge and a chance to do something, so we double the size of the Department of Education."
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By Shawn Zeller • December 19, 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."
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By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 30, 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."
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By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 7, 2007
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on May 1, 2007 his campaign Web site.
"Tommy Thompson created the first school choice program in the nation, giving thousands of Milwaukee students the choice of where they go to school – no matter where they live or how much money their parents make."
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By Bill Adair • May 2, 2007
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