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Scott Milder
Scott Milder
stated on February 6, 2018 a statement posted on Milder's campaign website:
"In the 1980s, the state funded 68% of school expenses, and now the state’s share is 38%."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2018
Andrew White
Andrew White
stated on January 26, 2018 a claim to David Martin Davies of Texas Public Radio:
"There’s a large number of schools in Texas that don’t even offer sex education."  
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2018
Florida Education Association
Florida Education Association
stated on February 5, 2018 a Youtube video:
"Richard Corcoran has a plan to divert even more of our tax dollars to unaccountable private schools."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 9, 2018
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 17, 2018 a statement to The Root:
Says under her leadership, "Democrats fought to ... make sure the (2011 HOPE) bill ... prevented the use of ACT/SAT testing standards."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 24, 2018
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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
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
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
Karen Lewis
Karen Lewis
stated on September 4, 2017 a blog post:
The new Illinois school funding formula "created a tax shelter for the wealthy and a voucher program…"
Half-True
By Matt Dietrich • September 12, 2017
Scott Wagner
Scott Wagner
stated on August 2, 2017 a campaign video.:
Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year.
Half-True
By Anna Orso • August 9, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on May 6, 2017 a tweet:
Says the Florida House of Representatives allocated $24 billion, "the greatest investment in education in Florida history!"
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 15, 2017
Don Huffines
Don Huffines
stated on February 27, 2017 responding to a question about private school vouchers:
"Sixty-two percent of all (Texas) property taxes are paid by businesses."    
Half-True
By Forrest Milburn • May 5, 2017
Bob Cortes
Bob Cortes
stated on April 18, 2017 a discussion on HB 7101:
"All charter schools are not-for-profit."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • April 27, 2017
Dan Hegeman
Dan Hegeman
stated on March 8, 2017 a meeting with University of Missouri System Curator nominees:
"We don’t give bonuses in the state of Missouri on any level of government."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • April 21, 2017
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 24, 2017 an interview:
Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2017
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on February 20, 2017 in social media posts and a press release:
"North Carolina's teacher income is rising faster than any other state."
Half-True
By Will Doran • February 28, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 25, 2017 an address to education leaders:
Says North Carolina gives taxpayer dollars to private schools, but "we really don’t know what these schools are doing or how they are performing."
Half-True
By Will Doran • February 2, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 17, 2017 his executive budget presentation:
"Thirty years ago we were the most college-educated country on the globe. Today we are No. 11."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • January 27, 2017
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on November 15, 2016 Interview with Bill Kurtis :
[Chicago is the] only city in the United States, you get a B average in high school, community college is free.
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • December 28, 2016
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