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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%."
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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."  
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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…"
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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.
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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."    
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May 5, 2017
Bob Cortes
Bob Cortes
stated on April 18, 2017 a discussion on HB 7101
"All charter schools are not-for-profit."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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.
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By Anna Bruzgulis • December 28, 2016
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