Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 14, 2011 an interview at Facebook headquarters
Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and "we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • November 17, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 29, 2011 a campaign video.
President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid support Rick Perry’s "decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • November 10, 2011
Mark Miller
Mark Miller
stated on September 22, 2011 a radio address
"Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 public schools of any state in the nation."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 5, 2011
Terry Gorman
Terry Gorman
stated on September 21, 2011 a TV interview
"[Federal] law says that you can't give in-state tuition to an illegal alien … unless you first offer it to any other student regardless of their state of residence."
Mostly False
By Lynn Arditi • October 2, 2011
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
stated on September 6, 2011 at a news conference
Says "160,000 kids stay home every day because they are afraid to go to school because of bullying."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • September 15, 2011
Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala
stated on August 29, 2011 a video statement
"The academic achievements of our student-athletes are mentioned in the same breath and spirit as Notre Dame and Stanford."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2011
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on July 5, 2011 a statement for Twitter
"Rick Perry ended full-day Pre-K for 100,000 Texas children."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 5, 2011
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on June 30, 2011 a statement on her legislative website
The 2011-13 state budget "cuts overall funding for public schools by $1.6 billion"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 25, 2011
Ralph Long
Ralph Long
stated on July 6, 2011 a press conference
"The [Georgia] General Assembly took away the Atlanta Board of Education’s oversight of the superintendent."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 13, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on June 14, 2011 a comment to reporters aboard Air Force One
In the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, none of the candidates mentioned the "middle class" or "education."
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill • June 24, 2011
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on May 18, 2011 a speech
"We have the best schools in the United States."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 7, 2011
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
stated on May 19, 2011 a blog posting
Wisconsin’s technical college graduates "have a higher employment rate and starting salaries" than four-year college graduates nationwide.
Mostly False
June 2, 2011
Kathleen Angelucci
Kathleen Angelucci
stated on March 9, 2011 a newspaper article
"It is a fact that it costs more to run the schools in August."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 22, 2011
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on April 3, 2011 remarks on the House floor
"Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work."
Mostly False
April 9, 2011
Michael Denbrow
Michael Denbrow
stated on April 4, 2011 a website posting
Undocumented students who qualify for in-state Oregon tuition are "actively working toward U.S. citizenship."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • April 9, 2011
Jimmie Don Aycock
Jimmie Don Aycock
stated on March 31, 2011 remarks on the floor of the Texas House
"Some of the colleges, including A&M, have already guaranteed that they will not increase their tuition."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 4, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 16, 2011 a column
Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 16, 2011
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 25, 2011 a Texas Tribune article.
Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 11, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on March 4, 2011 a post on his PAC's website
Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 8, 2011 comments on MSNBC.
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
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