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Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on February 27, 2012 a speech at Rider University
Says "New Jersey has the most educated population of all the states in this country."
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By Bill Wichert • March 23, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on February 29, 2012 an appearance at Marquette University
Says Gov. Scott Walker cut aid to local schools despite campaigning on trying to restore two-thirds state funding for education
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 14, 2012
Glenford Shibley
Glenford Shibley
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release
"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."
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By Alex Kuffner • March 7, 2012
Bill Proctor
Bill Proctor
stated on January 6, 2012 a newspaper article
"Right now, 50 percent of Florida students leaving high school cannot read at grade level."
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By Amy Sherman • February 23, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on January 27, 2012 a post on his campaign's Facebook page
Says in his years as a Texas legislator, "we passed three pay increases for teachers and provided them with health insurance."
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By Sue Owen • February 17, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 6, 2012 a speech in Tallahassee
"Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years."
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By Amy Sherman • February 9, 2012
Kitty Boitnott
Kitty Boitnott
stated on January 23, 2012 a news conference.
Public education has been permanently cut "by $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula."
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By Sean Gorman • February 7, 2012
Jim Whelan
Jim Whelan
stated on January 9, 2012 a speech on the state Senate floor
"United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world."
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By Bill Wichert • February 3, 2012
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on January 12, 2012 a town hall-style meeting
"One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. We're 16th today."
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By Tom Feran • January 20, 2012
Kriner Cash
Kriner Cash
stated on November 3, 2011 a presentation to Shelby County's schools merger Transition Planning Commission
The education tax burden for Shelby County -- and Tennessee -- is "one of the lowest in the country."
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By Zack McMillin • January 13, 2012
Creative Advocacy Network
Creative Advocacy Network
stated on December 1, 2011 a tweet
Says 77 percent "of Portland's students finish elementary school without taking even one art class."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • December 16, 2011
Julia Sass Rubin
Julia Sass Rubin
stated on December 3, 2011 an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
"(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to transfer to private and religious schools."
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By Bill Wichert • December 15, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 18, 2011 a speech at Notre Dame's law school
"They say teachers only make on average in New Jersey 60,000 dollars a year. They only work 180 days."
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By Caryn Shinske • December 12, 2011
Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown
stated on November 7, 2011 an interview
"Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget."
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By Eric Stirgus • December 6, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 18, 2011 a forum at the University of Notre Dame
Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid."
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By Bill Wichert • December 1, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 25, 2011 a speech
"One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
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By Reginald Fields • November 17, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 a statement on their website
Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. 
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By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
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By Jake Berry • October 17, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.
Says that illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years.
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By Sue Owen • September 28, 2011
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 21, 2011 a Providence Journal commentary
"This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2011
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