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Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on October 27, 2014 a TV ad:
"Scott Walker opposed a plan to help Wisconsin students refinance their student loans." 
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 29, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 19, 2014 a television commercial:
Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 29, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on October 7, 2014 forum:
On an income cap for recipients of the popular HOPE scholarship
Full Flop
By Nancy Badertscher • October 28, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 20, 2014 a campaign TV ad:
"My opponent supported policies that increased tuition by 18 percent."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 27, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 14, 2014 a television ad:
Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans.
Half-True
By April Hunt • October 22, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 21, 2014 a CNN debate:
Rick Scott says he supported in-state tuition for Dreamers while Charlie Crist was against it.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 13, 2014 television attack ad:
"Jason Carter’s plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion."
False
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 20, 2014
Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters
Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters
stated on October 8, 2014 in a mailer:
"Elorza wants to teach our public school children about the ‘non-existence of God.’"
Pants on Fire!
By Alex Kuffner • October 19, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 15, 2014 a debate at Broward College:
"3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate:
If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2014
Kay Hagan
Kay Hagan
stated on October 7, 2014 a debate :
"The Common Core was not put together by the Department of Education in Washington. It was put together by governors and by states."  
Mostly True
By Bill Adair, Tom Kertscher • October 8, 2014
Kay Hagan
Kay Hagan
stated on October 7, 2014 a debate:
Says Thom Tillis "has cut $500 million from public education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Max Fischer-Zernin • October 8, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 30, 2014 a TV ad:
Under Rick Scott, there has been a "historic $20 billion in funds for education."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2014
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on September 29, 2014 a debate:
The state-hired company that evaluates state-mandated student exams "goes on Craigslist to get examiners to read our students’ essays."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 2, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 an interview:
"We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 2, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on September 19, 2014 a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.:
A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 30, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 a debate:
"94 percent of those that are employed by the Department of Education at the federal level were deemed by the department as nonessential employees."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 television ad:
Jason Carter "actually opposed more funding for education in the Senate."
Mostly True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • September 24, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on August 27, 2014 press conference:
Georgia can substantially increase its funding for education by going after $2.5 billion in uncollected taxes.
Half-True
By April Hunt, Nick Fouriezos • September 23, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 16, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Rick Scott cut education by over a billion dollars, meaning thousands of teachers "lost their jobs" and "class sizes went up."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2014
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