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Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
stated on October 28, 2011 a press release
In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 9, 2011
Frank Brogan
Frank Brogan
stated on October 19, 2011 a meeting with state legislators
Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 26, 2011 a television interview
Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 13, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on October 3, 2011 a website
Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2011
Committee for Our Children's Future
Committee for Our Children's Future
stated on September 20, 2011 a television ad
Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • October 6, 2011
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on September 7, 2011 a TV show
One Wisconsin school district "is so worried about losing state funding that it has stopped giving milk to elementary school kids during snack time."
Half-True
September 19, 2011
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on August 17, 2011 an interview with the 'Telegraph.'
Since Rick Perry became governor, "Texas has gone from 46th in the country to 50th in the population that graduates from high school."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • September 8, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on July 11, 2011 a town hall meeting
"Recent international reports show the United States near the bottom among industrialized nations for k-12 academic achievement."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 23, 2011
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 2, 2011 a radio interview
Central Falls "schools are overfunded by state money by as much as $8 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 7, 2011
Alberto Carvalho
Alberto Carvalho
stated on August 1, 2011 comments to the Miami-Dade legislative delegation
"Today we stand as the highest-performing urban school district in America." 
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 5, 2011
Raymond Lesniak
Raymond Lesniak
stated on July 12, 2011 testimony during a Senate hearing
Says "the most dangerous time for children" is from "3 to 6 p.m., during which time juvenile crime rates triple"
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • July 25, 2011
Shirley Franklin
Shirley Franklin
stated on July 9, 2011 a television interview
"95 percent of teachers and principals are not implicated in the [Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal] report at all."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 15, 2011
Jim Whelan
Jim Whelan
stated on July 5, 2011 a press release
"In our proposal, we would have expanded school aid across the board … Governor Christie slashed school aid in this budget, preferring instead to extend a tax break for millionaires over funding in the classroom."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • July 11, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on April 29, 2011 a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
"When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • June 21, 2011
New Jersey Education Association
New Jersey Education Association
stated on May 4, 2011 a television ad
"As soon as Chris Christie was governor, he gave tax cuts to millionaires."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • June 19, 2011
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on May 26, 2011 a tweet.
Says public education will get more money in 2012-13 though lawmakers cut $15 billion in overall spending.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2011
Joe Straus
Joe Straus
stated on May 20, 2011 a press release.
Says state budget deal between Texas House and Senate leaders "funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities and provides financial aid for college students."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 27, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on April 21, 2011 a TV interview.
Virginia ranked near the bottom of the nation 50 years ago in per capita income but is in the top 10 today. It had a "very low" rate of higher education attainment but is now above the national average.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2011
Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools
stated on April 15, 2011 a mailer
Per-student K-12 state funding for Portland Public Schools has dipped from $6,036 in the 2007-2008 school year to $5,644 in the 2010-2011 school year
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 23, 2011
Stefani Carter
Stefani Carter
stated on February 16, 2011
Says the Beaumont school district’s superintendent is the highest-paid in the state.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 11, 2011
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