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Joseph McNamara
Joseph McNamara
stated on May 15, 2012 a House debate:
"In the state of Rhode Island 25 percent of our current physicians are graduates of for-profit medical schools."
False
By Tom Mooney • May 29, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 26, 2012 an email:
The salaries of Wisconsin’s best-educated public school teachers were "slashed" by Gov. Scott Walker through a recent administrative rule change.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 13, 2012
Rudy Moise
Rudy Moise
stated on May 1, 2012 a campaign website:
The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 3, 2012 a graphical tool on the campaign website:
"Under the Romney/Ryan budget, interest rates on federal student loans would be allowed to double."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2012
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on March 28, 2012 campaign material :
Says "I worked with our Mayor and other commissioners to help save the school year when a budget crisis in Salem threatened to cut four weeks of the school year," including  negotiating with teachers to work for free.
False
By Janie Har • April 27, 2012
R2RMerge
R2RMerge
stated on April 15, 2012 a flier:
Says George Norcross said the "TAKEOVER OF RUTGER$ CAMDEN WILL COST NEW JER$EY BILLION$."
False
By Erin O'Neill • April 26, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on April 2, 2012 in a speech in Wisconsin:
"I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught."
False
By Becky Bowers • April 3, 2012
Harold Metts
Harold Metts
stated on March 14, 2012 a news release:
Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education." 
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 28, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 25, 2012 a speech in Troy, Mich.:
"President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 27, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 31, 2012 a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor":
"Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."
False
By Erin O'Neill • February 12, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 10, 2012 his State of the State address:
Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 30, 2012
Donald McEachin
Donald McEachin
stated on January 11, 2012 a speech.:
Gov. McDonnell's proposed budget "is cutting" public education. 
False
By Nancy Madsen • January 26, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 a speech.:
Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2012
David Sciarra
David Sciarra
stated on January 5, 2012 testimony before the state Assembly Budget Committee:
Says over the last two years, New Jersey Schools Development Authority employees "have not started or completed one single school project, and I’m not talking about major school renovation. I’m talking about replacing boilers, roofs."
False
By Bill Wichert • January 16, 2012
Ronald Rice
Ronald Rice
stated on January 5, 2012 a state senate budget committee hearing:
Says in Newark "we’re paying 80 percent of the school budget from local property taxes."
False
By Erin O'Neill • January 10, 2012
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on November 30, 2011 a television ad:
Scott Walker’s school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 23, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 10, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa:
In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 7, 2011 an Iowa TV ad.:
Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 9, 2011
Wisconsin Education Association Council
Wisconsin Education Association Council
stated on November 15, 2011 a news release:
State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs"
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 28, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 15, 2011 a radio interview:
"The overwhelming number" of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-’13 state budget  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 27, 2011
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