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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 his State of the State speech
"All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • March 4, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 the State of the State speech
"Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2014
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on February 27, 2014 a tweet
Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels."
True
By Steve Contorno • February 28, 2014
Clay Pell
Clay Pell
stated on February 2, 2014 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
"The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 23, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on February 18, 2014 press statement
"Since 2009, Georgia's public schools have lost nearly 9,000 classroom teachers while the number of students has gone up."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 21, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 a speech
"Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on December 12, 2013 as quoted during a school visit
Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 27, 2014 a press release about his education budget proposal
"The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 26, 2014 an interview with CNN
"Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women.
False
By Steve Contorno • January 28, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 his “State of the State” address
"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • January 26, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 22, 2014 a speech
"After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System."  
Mostly True
January 23, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 15, 2014 a speech
"During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 22, 2014
Scott Turner
Scott Turner
stated on January 8, 2014 a speech
"I started the whole year" as a senior on the University of Illinois football team and "led the team in interceptions and tackles from defensive back."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 15, 2014
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2014 a speech.
"We expanded charter" schools.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • January 13, 2014
Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
stated on December 19, 2013 an Assembly session
"What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years."
True
By Caryn Shinske • January 12, 2014
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech
Fifty-three percent of graduates from liberal arts colleges these days can’t find jobs.
False
By Nancy Badertscher • January 7, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on November 19, 2013 a web posting
Says Gov. Scott Walker dropped out or was kicked out of college short of a degree "not long after" he was "kicked out of student elections at Marquette University."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 21, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on December 3, 2013 a post on her campaign website
Greg Abbott defended more than $5 billion in public school funding cuts in fighting hundreds of school districts in court.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 18, 2013
Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
stated on December 9, 2013 comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet.
True
By Katie Sanders • December 16, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 7, 2013 viral posts on the Internet
School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2013
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