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Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on April 22, 2014 an online post
"Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 1, 2014
The David Perdue Files
The David Perdue Files
stated on April 21, 2014 a website
David Perdue supports Common Core
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 29, 2014
Betsy Miller-Jones
Betsy Miller-Jones
stated on April 4, 2014 a newsletter
"Did you know that in 2013 over 50 percent of all babies born in Oregon were Hispanic?"
False
By Dana Tims • April 17, 2014
Progressive Choice Florida
Progressive Choice Florida
stated on March 30, 2014 a campaign mailer
Says Charlie Crist "implemented Jeb Bush’s A+ Plan."
True
By Joshua Gillin • April 15, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 7, 2014 an email
Seventy-two percent of Georgians did not have a chance to finish college.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 14, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on April 10, 2014 an email
"In 2006, Charlie Crist opposed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants."
True
By Amy Sherman • April 11, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 9, 2014 campaign web site
Says restoring Georgia pre-k to a 180-day program was a "real result" of his leadership.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 11, 2014
Alisha Thomas Morgan
Alisha Thomas Morgan
stated on March 20, 2014 a speech
"In order to pass the CRCT in Georgia, you simply have to get half of the answers correct."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 8, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on March 31, 2014 an online petition
"Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview
A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
False
April 6, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2014 an email from his campaign
"Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 3, 2014
Meria Carstarphen
Meria Carstarphen
stated on March 27, 2014 press release
The Austin Independent School District’s graduation rate reached an all-time high of 82.5 percent in 2012.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 2, 2014
Arian Foster
Arian Foster
stated on March 19, 2014 a tweet
The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 1, 2014
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on March 18, 2014 an online video
Says Rick Scott presided over cuts to the Bright Futures college scholarship program.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 1, 2014
Janet Adkins
Janet Adkins
stated on March 24, 2014 a Florida House subcommittee meeting
"We have been teaching these (Common Core) standards in Florida schools since 2010."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 25, 2014 his campaign website
"Rick Scott tried to slash school funding by $3.3 billion."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 27, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2014 a speech in Orlando
"Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • March 26, 2014
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
stated on March 19, 2014 a letter to supporters
For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 24, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 16, 2014 a tweet
"Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2014
Hemant Mehta
Hemant Mehta
stated on March 11, 2014 a blog post
"In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible."
True
By Dana Tims • March 19, 2014
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