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Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on March 4, 2021 a press conference
President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.”
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By Lara Bonatesta, Mackenzie Gilligan • April 15, 2021
Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on February 9, 2021 a tweet
“Almost 40% of borrowers with student loan debt didn't finish their degree.”
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By Paul Specht • February 12, 2021
Christina Blackcloud
Christina Blackcloud
stated on January 23, 2021 a tweet
The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations."
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February 4, 2021
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on November 12, 2020 a press conference
“Schools that are consistently implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies remain among the safest places for our students.”
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By Simone Esters • December 17, 2020
Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula Jean Swearengin
stated on September 10, 2020 a tweet
“West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality.
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By Morgan Akers, Rylan Toledo • November 6, 2020
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds
stated on July 14, 2020 at a press conference
“Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”
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By Lyle Muller • July 16, 2020
Beth Parlato
Beth Parlato
stated on May 7, 2020 a video in a tweet
Said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that “with all the technology we have, we don't need actual classrooms.”
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By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • June 12, 2020
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds
stated on January 14, 2020 the Condition of the State address
Iowa has “the highest high-school graduation rate in the country.”
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By Katie Ann McCarver • May 29, 2020
Mun Choi
Mun Choi
stated on February 25, 2020 an email update
“The facility (NextGen Precision Health Institute) construction alone will bring 3,400 jobs and $472 million in revenue to Missouri.”
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By Julia Garlich • April 24, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 23, 2020 an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes"
“When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.”
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By Jon Greenberg • February 24, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 21, 2020 a tweet
Says a "court has ordered North Carolina to step up significantly its funding for education."
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By Paul Specht • February 12, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 4, 2020 a speech
"We were living outside of Houston and that’s when I found it: a commuter college, 45 minutes away that cost $50 a semester."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • January 17, 2020
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on December 12, 2019 a hearing
Says Betsy DeVos is the "most unpopular person in our government."
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By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2020
Woody Thrasher
Woody Thrasher
stated on August 21, 2019 a tweet
"West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth."
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By Alayna Degenhardt, Farrah Frattaroli • December 6, 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."
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By John Kruzel • August 27, 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." 
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By Chris Nichols, Stefanie Pousoulides • July 2, 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."
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By Kit Norton, Lola Duffort • June 26, 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."  
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 7, 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."
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By Al Bernardi • April 3, 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."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2019
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