Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks In Education

Clear
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
stated on January 13, 2018 a town hall
California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • January 17, 2018
Andrew White
Andrew White
stated on January 11, 2018 a public interview with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune
"Fifty percent of our new" Texas "teachers don’t have college degrees."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 17, 2018
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on January 3, 2018 a press conference
"The graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years"
True
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on December 11, 2017 a candidates forum
In 2011 under Scott Walker, Wisconsin for the first time spent "more on our prison system than we did" on the University of Wisconsin System.  
Mostly True
January 12, 2018
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on October 29, 2017 a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post
Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military.    
Mostly True
By Jasper Scherer • January 10, 2018
Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer
stated on December 23, 2017 a tweet
After enactment of the Republican tax bill, "school teachers can no longer deduct the cost of their classroom supplies on their taxes."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 27, 2017
Parker Briden
Parker Briden
stated on November 13, 2017 a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article
"We've seen funding increases for schools. We haven't seen a corresponding performance increase."
Mostly False
By Katelyn Brown • December 26, 2017
Tom Luce
Tom Luce
stated on November 15, 2017 testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness
"Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2017
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on November 15, 2017 a post on Twitter
"The average cost for infant care in GA is almost $7,700/yr – more than average in-state college tuition."
Half-True
By Emily Tanaka • November 22, 2017
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on November 15, 2017 an online popup ad
Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights."
Half-True
November 22, 2017
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on October 31, 2017 an email blast
"Earlier this year, Dan Patrick and Republican leadership snatched millions of dollars in benefits from retired teachers."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2017
Roger Falk
Roger Falk
stated on November 3, 2017 an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 17, 2017
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools
stated on November 2, 2017 a press release
"CPS students are learning and growing faster than 96 percent of students in the United States."
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 10, 2017
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
stated on October 16, 2017 an interview on Capital Public Radio
Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons."
False
By Chris Nichols • November 9, 2017
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on November 6, 2017 a tweet
"Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on August 23, 2017 a Facebook live video
The University of Missouri saw "the biggest drop in enrollment of any major university in the country" since the 2015 protests.
Mostly False
By Riley Newton, Tateanna McCaskill • October 31, 2017
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
stated on October 11, 2017 an op-ed
"Ninety percent of people born in the 1940s ended up doing better financially than their parents. But those born in the 1980s, the much-maligned Millennials, have only a 50-50 chance of doing better (financially) than their parents, despite being the best-educated generation in our history."
True
By Chris Nichols • October 27, 2017
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on October 2, 2017 a public forum
Says Stacey Evans "voted for (school) vouchers...in the beginning."
Half-True
By Emily Tanaka • October 17, 2017
Committee of Austin's Children PAC
Committee of Austin's Children PAC
stated on September 24, 2017 a handout in advance of November 2017 vote on a bond proposition
Says a proposed $1.05 billion Austin school district bond proposition "will require no tax rate increase."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2017
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on October 4, 2017 a news conference
In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools."  
Mostly True
October 6, 2017
Previous Next