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Steven Teske
Steven Teske
stated on September 18, 2012 an article:
High school students arrested on campus are twice as likely not to graduate and four times less likely to graduate if they’ve appeared in court.
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By Eric Stirgus • October 10, 2012
Joe Straus
Joe Straus
stated on September 23, 2012 a breakfast at the Texas Tribune Festival.:
Says Texas lawmakers last year expanded public education’s share of state spending.
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate in Denver:
Massachusetts schools "are ranked No. 1 of all 50 states."
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By Katie Sanders • October 5, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 12, 2012 a news release.:
George Allen "voted to end Pell Grants for 84,000 students."
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By Sean Gorman • October 1, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 a private campaign fundraiser:
"Fifty percent of kids coming out of school can't get a job."
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By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2012
Kal Penn
Kal Penn
stated on September 4, 2012 his Democratic National Convention speech:
Says Obama doubled funding for the Pell Grant.
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By Katie Sanders • September 11, 2012
Herb Garrett
Herb Garrett
stated on August 3, 2012 a letter:
Says Georgia will send more state money per child to state charter schools and that budget cuts are not applied to those charter schools.
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By Eric Stirgus • September 11, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
Says President Barack Obama "gives students the right to repay (federal) loans as a clear, fixed, low percentage of their income for up to 20 years."
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By Becky Bowers • September 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 21, 2012 a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21:
Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... "the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated."
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By Maryalice Gill • August 31, 2012
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on August 22, 2012 a letter.:
Says a portfolio managed by the Texas General Land Office earned 22 percent last year while the state’s emergency reserve account experienced a 1 percent gain.  
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 28, 2012
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on July 23, 2012 column in the Huffington Post:
"After one year, Tennessee’s students made their biggest single-year jump in achievement ever recorded in the state."
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By Michael Collins • August 16, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on July 9, 2012 school board testimony.:
Says Minnesota has more Fortune 500 companies than Oregon and "one of the most obvious differences is they've invested in their schools."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • July 27, 2012
Albio Sires
Albio Sires
stated on June 20, 2012 a speech on the House floor:
"Just in the past 10 years, college tuition has increased 28 percent."
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By Bill Wichert • July 2, 2012
Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare
Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare
stated on June 20, 2012:
"Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school."  
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 29, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on June 12, 2012 a press release.:
Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' "
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By Zack McMillin • June 18, 2012
Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools
stated on June 11, 2012 a guest column:
Say Portland Public Schools' central administration makes up less than 4 percent of the staff.
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By Ian K. Kullgren • June 15, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 16, 2012 remarks in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
There are "49 different federal job training programs that report to eight agencies."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
A C Wharton
A C Wharton
stated on April 16, 2012 an interview about his city budget proposal.:
"We will not ask for a tax increase to run city government."
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By Zack McMillin • May 6, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on March 10, 2012 a candidates' forum.:
Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • April 10, 2012
Scott Lingamfelter
Scott Lingamfelter
stated on February 22, 2012 a news release.:
Tim Kaine "reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition..."
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By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2012
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