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John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 25, 2011 an e-mail
Says his state budget will "provide an increase in state funding for the 2011-12 school year."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 2, 2011
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 19, 2011 a press release
Says Texas ranks 44th nationally in education funding per pupil.
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January 31, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 25, 2011 the State of the Union address
"As many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2011
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on January 3, 2011 a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece.
"In 1998, nearly half of Florida's fourth-graders were functionally illiterate. Today, 72% of them can read."
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By Aaron Sharockman • January 3, 2011
Mt. Hood Community College
Mt. Hood Community College
stated on December 9, 2010 the college's website
Mt. Hood Community College is No. 1 on average and top faculty pay and benefits. 
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By Janie Har • December 15, 2010
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on November 27, 2010 an appearance on WPRI-12's Newsmakers
Providence teachers "can go five or six years without an evaluation."
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By Cynthia Needham • December 3, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 3, 2010 a news conference
"Ohio ranks 46th in the country in putting dollars in the classroom."
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By Reginald Fields • November 30, 2010
Bob Donovan
Bob Donovan
stated on September 29, 2010 a news release
In 2011, Milwaukee Public Schools "will provide 77 cents in employee benefits for every dollar it spends on wages."
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November 10, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 27, 2010 a campaign mailer
"Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education"
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October 28, 2010
Yes on 8
Yes on 8
stated on October 18, 2010 a website
"There currently are 825,000 student stations sitting empty across Florida in every district and at every grade level."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 24, 2010
Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley
stated on September 30, 2010 the KGW/The Oregonian debate
Says Oregon ranks 43rd in education.
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By Ian K. Kullgren • October 7, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 17, 2010 a TV ad
When Tallahassee politicians and bureaucrats tried to run our schools, "I've stood up to them to protect local control."
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By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 1, 2010 figures cites on campaign website
"Florida spends more than $300 million a year just on children repeating pre-K through 3rd grade."
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By Laura Figueroa • September 21, 2010
Laura Tyson
Laura Tyson
stated on August 15, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour''
"Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2010
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on July 6, 2010 a segement on The Colbert Report
"It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks."
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July 23, 2010
Empower Texans
Empower Texans
stated on May 14, 2010 a Web video
"There are 321,092 public school teachers in Texas. And there are 313,850 non-teachers in our public schools."
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May 28, 2010
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 14, 2010 an interview.
Says that in three legislative sessions, his proposals opening pre-kindergarten to all Texas 4-year-olds never got heard or voted out of committee.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on April 27, 2010 a newspaper column
"We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2010
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on April 8, 2010 a letter posted on his campaign Web site.
Florida teachers are "already paid $5,000 below the national average."
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By Lukas Pleva • April 19, 2010
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on April 9, 2010 her campaign Web site.
Says she introduced a ban on "dirty dancing."
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By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2010
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