Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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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."
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By Bill McCarthy • July 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
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
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
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad
Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • October 31, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 20, 2018 a TV ad
Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Half-True
October 11, 2018
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 5, 2018 an ad
Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2018
A Stronger Wisconsin
A Stronger Wisconsin
stated on August 20, 2018 a TV ad
"When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law."  
Half-True
September 12, 2018
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 20, 2018 a TV ad
"When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom."  
Half-True
August 29, 2018
Wannabe Entertainment
Wannabe Entertainment
stated on August 7, 2018 a blog post
"LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year"
Half-True
By Heaven Taylor-Wynn • August 9, 2018
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 1, 2018 a radio ad
Says Tony Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading pornography and commenting on the bodies of middle-school girls."
Half-True
August 6, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on May 28, 2018 a radio interview
"There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin."
Half-True
By Anna Groves • July 3, 2018
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
stated on May 8, 2018 a Senate subcommittee hearing
"Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • May 11, 2018
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on May 5, 2018 a Republican candidate forum
"Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • May 10, 2018
Bill Hightower
Bill Hightower
stated on April 18, 2018 a debate
"In Mobile, it’s something like, 1,700 families generate 80 percent of the crime. We know who those families are."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • April 23, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 16, 2018 a headline
"Ohio student suspended for staying in class during National Walkout Day"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2018
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 16, 2018 a letter
"For the sixth straight year, we have secured record funding for K-12 and state universities."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • March 23, 2018
Bill Galvano
Bill Galvano
stated on February 26, 2018 a committee meeting
Says Florida has "roughly 1,500 resource officers dealing with about 3,800 schools."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • March 2, 2018
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