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Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 5, 2019 a speech:
Says he met a teacher in Dallas "who was only in his third year of teaching and already making more than $90,000 a year in salary."
Mostly False
By Allie Morris • May 10, 2019
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on February 2, 2019 a tweet:
In the state rankings for ACT test scores, West Virginia "is 30th. Which states are listed in the bottom? 15 states with charter schools."
Mostly False
By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome • April 4, 2019
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on January 24, 2019 a speech.:
During his governorship, Virginia made "the largest investment ever in K-12 education."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • March 26, 2019
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
stated on March 12, 2019 news release:
In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 13, 2019
Paul Espinosa
Paul Espinosa
stated on October 9, 2018 a tweet:
"From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th."
Mostly False
By Anja Martin • December 7, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Scott Walker ‘cut $800 million from our schools.’
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 2, 2018
JD Wooten
JD Wooten
stated on September 28, 2018:
"Republicans in the General Assembly cut teacher pay so much when they took over in 2011 that even with recent pay raises, we are still below pre-Recession pay levels."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 17, 2018
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on September 25, 2018 remarks at an event:
Says three research universities "came out and said (CPS is) the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 5, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on September 7, 2018 a Facebook post:
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2018
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 11, 2018 in a TV ad:
"Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation."
Mostly False
By Kyra Haas • September 26, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 5, 2018 a TV ad:
"A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 13, 2018
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on August 3, 2018 in a livestreamed interview:
"The teachers in (charter) schools don't even have to be certified."
Mostly False
By Katie Akin • August 15, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on July 25, 2018 a Facebook ad:
"Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 19, 2018 a TV ad:
Says he made "a record investment in schools."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2018
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 19, 2018 an interview:
Says Scott Walker "has cut more from public education than he's put back in, obviously. He took $1.6 billion and some change away and then puts back $630 million and he's calling that progress."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2018
Dorothy Brown
Dorothy Brown
stated on July 15, 2018 a radio interview:
"Pre-K has gone down since the current mayor took office."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 29, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on June 1, 2018 a tweet:
Tammy Baldwin "opposed displaying the flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the National Anthem in our classrooms."
Mostly False
By Diana Dombrowski • July 20, 2018
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on May 30, 2018 a tweet:
"One legislative Republican’s district gets almost all the school supply funding."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 7, 2018
Florida House Majority Office
Florida House Majority Office
stated on May 17, 2018 a video:
It is a "myth" that "per-student funding only rose by 47 cents this year."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • May 30, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 23, 2018 a CNN town hall:
A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2018
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