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Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Sheila Bynum-Coleman
Sheila Bynum-Coleman
stated on September 5, 2019 a TV ad.:
Kirk "Cox joined special interests to deny teachers raises."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • September 24, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 16, 2019 a viral meme:
Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • September 18, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 26, 2019 an Instagram post:
 "Last year, South Carolina spent $21,756 per prison inmate and $11,552 per student."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • August 27, 2019
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson
stated on July 28, 2019 an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation":
"We are the only advanced industrialized nation that bases our educational funding on property taxes."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • July 31, 2019
Rebecca Holcombe
Rebecca Holcombe
stated on July 15, 2019 statement announcing candidacy for governor.:
"Gov. Scott is pushing for a statewide voucher program that would take millions from our public schools and funnel it to private schools that mostly serve privileged families."
Mostly False
By Colin Meyn • July 25, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 27, 2019 her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate:
Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." 
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols, Stefanie Pousoulides • July 2, 2019
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on May 30, 2019 a statement to the Joint Committee on Finance:
Voucher schools have increased property taxes by $1 billion since 2011
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • July 1, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 27, 2019 a democratic debate in Miami:
"I did not oppose busing in America. What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 28, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 24, 2019 Press conference in Washington D.C.:
"Forty years ago, a federal Pell Grant paid for nearly 80% of tuition, fees, room and board at a four-year college."
Mostly True
By Kit Norton, Lola Duffort • June 26, 2019
Ray Cross
Ray Cross
stated on May 26, 2019 a TV interview:
"Most research shows that (UW salaries) are a little behind, and (in) some areas we're behind more than others."
True
By D.L. Davis • June 14, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 28, 2019 a Facebook post:
"California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 31, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 3, 2019 a tweet:
"More than a million Wisconsinites have voted to raise their own property taxes because Republicans have failed to fully fund our public schools for the past eight years."
Half-True
By Eric Litke, Mica Soellner • May 17, 2019
Natasha Marcus
Natasha Marcus
stated on May 8, 2019 a speech on the Senate floor:
Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers
Half-True
By Paul Specht • May 16, 2019
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 5, 2019 a speech:
Says he met a teacher in Dallas "who was only in his third year of teaching and already making more than $90,000 a year in salary."
Mostly False
By Allie Morris • May 10, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on April 5, 2019 a tweet:
"West Virginia spends more tax dollars on public education than all but 13 other states and the District of Columbia."
False
By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome • May 10, 2019
Mark Jewell
Mark Jewell
stated on May 1, 2019 a tweet:
Photo shows a sea of red-clad education advocates covering most of the Halifax Mall.
False
By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht • May 3, 2019
Justice Democrats
Justice Democrats
stated on April 25, 2019 a tweet:
Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 26, 2019
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on March 19, 2019 a speech:
"Our state has fewer science, technology, engineering and math graduates than any neighboring state."
True
By Al Bernardi, Samantha Patrick • April 24, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 12, 2019 a tweet:
"In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 20, 2019
John Torbett
John Torbett
stated on April 3, 2019 a tweet:
Says all North Carolina teachers do not currently get a "duty free lunch break."
True
By Bill McCarthy • April 16, 2019
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