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Clif Smart
Clif Smart
stated on February 14, 2019 a tweet
"Missouri ranks 45th in the nation in per capita state fiscal support for higher education and Missouri State is last among Missouri schools."
True
By Zara McDowell-Barker • April 10, 2019
John Flanagan
John Flanagan
stated on April 1, 2019 a news release
The state budget fully funds "an initiative to provide free college tuition for illegal immigrants, while rejecting an increase in Tuition Assistance Program funding that would help middle-class families afford college."  
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 7, 2019
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on February 2, 2019 a tweet
In the state rankings for ACT test scores, West Virginia "is 30th. Which states are listed in the bottom? 15 states with charter schools."
Mostly False
By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome • April 4, 2019
Mitch Carmichael
Mitch Carmichael
stated on February 14, 2019 an interview with WV MetroNews
In West Virginia, "our students enter in at fourth grade the first time they’re tested, 37th or 38th in the nation—which is not good, but it’s not horrible. By the time they’re in the 8th grade, they’re 46th or 47th, and then upon 11th grade testing they’re near last."
Mostly True
By Al Bernardi • April 3, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 20, 2019 a social media post
"American middle schools caught forcing students to do Muslim prayers 5 times a day."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • April 2, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on March 26, 2019 a tweet
"In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Samuel L. Jackson said, "Maybe if we underpaid these modern mumble rappers and overpaid teachers there would be smarter people in the future and less s----- music."
False
March 27, 2019
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on January 24, 2019 a speech.
During his governorship, Virginia made "the largest investment ever in K-12 education."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • March 26, 2019
Toni Preckwinkle
Toni Preckwinkle
stated on March 19, 2019 a debate
"Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 24, 2019
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on January 24, 2019 an interview on KCUR
"We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees."
True
By Magdaline Duncan • March 22, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 14, 2019 a campaign stop in Iowa
"Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 19, 2019
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on February 1, 2019 a claim on Facebook and Twitter
Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes.
Half-True
By Laura Murgatroyd • March 16, 2019
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
stated on March 12, 2019 news release
In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 13, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on February 19, 2019 a TV interview
On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget
Half Flip
By Mica Soellner • March 12, 2019
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on February 25, 2019 a speech
"Since 2011, the gap in high school graduation rates between African-American students and all students has been cut in half, from 6.4 percent to 3.1 percent."
True
By Bill McCarthy • March 7, 2019
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on February 25, 2019 his State of the State address
"Right now, four in 10 public schools in our state are at least 50 years old."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • March 5, 2019
Various media reports 2
Various media reports 2
stated on February 26, 2019 reports
Says NC bill would change the grading scale.
False
By Paul Specht • February 28, 2019
Wiley Nickel
Wiley Nickel
stated on February 20, 2019 a tweet
Says a Republican bill "pays for school construction with teacher pay raises."
False
By Paul Specht • February 26, 2019
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 21, 2019 a speech
"All of this work helped us increase graduation rates by 42 percent and substantially reduce the racial achievement gap."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 7, 2019
Civitas Institute
Civitas Institute
stated on January 28, 2019 a tweet
"There are almost 60,000 North Carolina children on waiting lists to access a school that works best for them."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2019
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