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Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on October 29, 2017 a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post
Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military.    
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By Jasper Scherer • January 10, 2018
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools
stated on November 2, 2017 a press release
"CPS students are learning and growing faster than 96 percent of students in the United States."
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 10, 2017
Committee of Austin's Children PAC
Committee of Austin's Children PAC
stated on September 24, 2017 a handout in advance of November 2017 vote on a bond proposition
Says a proposed $1.05 billion Austin school district bond proposition "will require no tax rate increase."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2017
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on October 4, 2017 a news conference
In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools."  
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October 6, 2017
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on July 13, 2017 a press conference
"Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers."
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 27, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on July 13, 2017 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board
"We went from zero A elementary schools when I took office to 16 when I left, and our total A and B schools went up by 260 percent."
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By Allison Graves • July 21, 2017
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on June 8, 2017 an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News
"When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 23, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 23, 2017 a speech at a candidates forum
"When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72."
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By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2017
USF Divest
USF Divest
stated on April 11, 2017 a video on Facebook
Says the University of South Florida invests in oil companies like BP, tobacco companies, weapons manufacturers and private prisons.
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By Allison Graves • April 19, 2017
Lowell Holtz
Lowell Holtz
stated on March 18, 2017 a campaign blog post
"Our minority graduation rate went from levels below Milwaukee and Madison, to above 80%" when I was Beloit school superintendent.
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 24, 2017
Janet Cruz
Janet Cruz
stated on March 7, 2017 a speech
"Florida pays our teachers $10,000 a year less than the national average."
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By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 6, 2017 social media posts
"It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2017
Don Willett
Don Willett
stated on January 12, 2017 a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event
"The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2017
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on January 17, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos.
"[The Foundation for Individual Rights] is the recipient of donations from [DeVos] totaling about 25,000 bucks over four years."
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By Anna Orso • January 19, 2017
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on September 19, 2016 a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
"Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011."
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 16, 2016
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 9, 2016 education conference
"We have almost 68,000 Georgia students who are required by law to attend a chronically failing school."
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By Ariella Phillips • October 26, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 8, 2016 an ad
Maggie Hassan "missed nearly every university system board meeting."
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By Lola Duffort • September 28, 2016
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 23, 2016 a TV ad
Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education."
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By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
LIBRE Initiative
LIBRE Initiative
stated on September 13, 2016 a digital ad
"Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it."
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By Riley Snyder • September 19, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 18, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press."
Says Hillary Clinton and millennials have the same positions on climate change, abortion rights, immigration reform, gay rights and college affordability. "Donald Trump doesn't."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu • September 18, 2016
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