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Kathleen Ford
Kathleen Ford
stated on June 27, 2013 a mayoral forum
"Private prison systems are calculating how many new beds (they will need) based on the ... number of third graders."
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By Katie Sanders • July 16, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on June 5, 2013 a fund-raising email
Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsin’s school voucher program "could cost nearly $2 billion annually"
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June 26, 2013
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on April 5, 2013 a video briefing
"In 2012, 1 in 4 Wisconsin schools had a subpar score on the Department of Public Instruction’s recent report cards" and are "failing" the children they serve.
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By Dave Umhoefer • April 14, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 28, 2013 an email
College students "who are NOT U.S. Citizens and who get the PELL Grant" plan to return to their home countries after getting free gas cards and child care.
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By Amy Sherman • April 1, 2013
Education Action Group
Education Action Group
stated on September 16, 2012 an online post
"Portland Schools spend $500K to deem PB&J sandwiches racist."
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By Janie Har • September 18, 2012
Conservative Voters of Texas PAC
Conservative Voters of Texas PAC
stated on May 25, 2012 whylarrywhy.com
Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
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By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2012
Susan Combs
Susan Combs
stated on April 4, 2012 a public appearance.
The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding.
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2012
Myra Crownover
Myra Crownover
stated on January 30, 2012 her campaign website.
Says Texas legislators in 2011 increased state spending on education.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 20, 2012
Stacey Campfield
Stacey Campfield
stated on January 26, 2012 an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”
AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."
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By Zack McMillin • February 3, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 29, 2011 a radio interview
Says "kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years."
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By Erin O'Neill • January 5, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 15, 2011 a news release
A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents."
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September 4, 2011
Richard Tomlins
Richard Tomlins
stated on August 22, 2011 a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents
"Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 4, 2011
Beverly Hall
Beverly Hall
stated on August 10, 2011 a commentary published in Education Week
The results of Atlanta Public School’s 2010 and 2011 CRCT tests "have not been questioned."
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 19, 2011
Shirley Franklin
Shirley Franklin
stated on June 23, 2011 a blog post
Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall left the school district "significantly better than she found it."
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By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2011
John Tassoni Jr.
John Tassoni Jr.
stated on May 19, 2011 a news release
The Central Falls School system "spent $100,000 on a time clock."
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By Richard Salit • June 5, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 3, 2011 a radio ad.
Says "union bosses" bused protesters to a Central Florida education protest.
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 7, 2011
Jeff Wentworth
Jeff Wentworth
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews"
"We don’t have bars on campus in Texas. It’s against the law... no alcohol allowed."
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February 26, 2011
Dan Flynn
Dan Flynn
stated on February 14, 2011 a column
"Our children do not spend any time in school learning about our own U.S. Constitution."
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February 21, 2011
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 10, 2011 a speech at the CPAC conference
"The people that went to school with (Barack Obama), they never saw him, they don't know who he is."
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February 14, 2011
Terry Gorman
Terry Gorman
stated on January 6, 2011 a radio interview
"Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 6, 2011
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