Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 a news conference.
 "The average kid comes out of Virginia colleges with about $25,000-plus in debt."
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By Sean Gorman • December 24, 2012
Thomas Ratliff
Thomas Ratliff
stated on December 10, 2012 an opinion column.
Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one.
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 17, 2012
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on December 3, 2012 a news release
Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy."
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December 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney’s plan makes "catastrophic cuts to education."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 30, 2012
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on August 30, 2012 East Austin meetup of Texans for Obama.
"We’re talking right now about a $12 billion hole in our current, so-called balanced" state "budget."
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By David Barer • October 29, 2012
Rob Moshein
Rob Moshein
stated on October 14, 2012 a letter to the editor.
Says the University of Texas can afford to build a medical school because it has a $7 billion endowment and its football program had a $50 million profit last year.
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 25, 2012 a Web ad
"In Romney's first budget (in Massachusetts), he cut $248.7 million from K-12 education."
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By Becky Bowers • October 8, 2012
Our Portland, Our Schools
Our Portland, Our Schools
stated on September 20, 2012 campaign material
Says it will cost $220 per square foot in hard construction costs to rebuild Portland Public high schools.
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By Janie Har • September 29, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on September 26, 2012 a press release.
Says Ted Cruz "has pledged to eliminate" the U.S. Department of Education, which would end federal aid to college students.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 27, 2012
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 30, 2012 a convention speech
"In Massachusetts, Gov. Romney narrowed the gap between students of different races."
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By Molly Moorhead • August 31, 2012
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on August 1, 2012
Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education.
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By Sue Owen • August 17, 2012
Eva Longoria Baston
Eva Longoria Baston
stated on August 11, 2012 a tweet
Says Paul Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students."
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August 16, 2012
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on August 9, 2012 an interview with Blue Jersey
Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount."
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By Erin O'Neill • August 16, 2012
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on August 1, 2012 in her New York Times column
Says Texas GOP platform calls for end to teaching "critical thinking" in public schools.
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By Sue Owen • August 11, 2012
Fran Millar
Fran Millar
stated on July 25, 2012 an article
"We have reduced funding for education the least. They've suffered the least cuts."
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By Eric Stirgus • August 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 11, 2012 a speech to the NAACP
"When I was governor, not only did test scores improve – we also narrowed the achievement gap."
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By Molly Moorhead • July 18, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job."
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By Sue Owen • July 6, 2012
Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on May 7, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor.
Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law."
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By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 10, 2012
Jeff Wentworth
Jeff Wentworth
stated on May 9, 2012 a TV ad.
Says he "restored prayer and the pledge in our schools."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on April 28, 2012 a conference call with reporters
Says the health care reform bill was paid for, in part, by taking money from students and the student loan system.
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By Stephen Koff • May 14, 2012
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