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Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on September 12, 2013 a "Tampa Tribune" blog:
In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 20, 2013
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on September 11, 2013 a "Tampa Tribune" blog:
"We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 26, 2013 prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life:
According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2013
Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
stated on August 29, 2013 an interview:
"Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 16, 2013
University of Oregon
University of Oregon
stated on September 3, 2013 a radio interview.:
"Things like … having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses" in reducing drinking.
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 13, 2013
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on August 29, 2013 a published commentary:
Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on September 10, 2013 at Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon:
"One out of every three students currently today is ready for college before they go there."
False
By Katie Sanders • September 11, 2013
New Jersey Education Association
New Jersey Education Association
stated on September 3, 2013 a video ad:
"Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education."
True
By Caryn Shinske • September 8, 2013
Frank Annunziato
Frank Annunziato
stated on August 6, 2013 a newspaper interview:
Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions
Half-True
By Gregory Smith • September 7, 2013
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on August 23, 2013 a forum :
"The city of Portland has won more national Constitution contests than any city in America."
True
By Janie Har • September 3, 2013
Jim Francesconi
Jim Francesconi
stated on August 7, 2013 a guest column:
Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants.
Mostly True
By Janie Har • August 31, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on July 19, 2013 a press release:
"While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • August 30, 2013
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
stated on April 15, 2013 an ad shared on social media:
The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2013
BookerFail
BookerFail
stated on August 1, 2013 a YouTube video:
"Three years after getting the $100 million (from Mark Zuckerberg), less than two-thirds of students in Cory Booker's Newark graduate."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • August 27, 2013
Pam Stewart
Pam Stewart
stated on August 19, 2013 a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald":
Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2013
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on July 2, 2013 a Twitter post:
"60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2013
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter
stated on August 12, 2013 a meeting:
Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 12, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview:
On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • August 11, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on July 11, 2013 an opinion article:
Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."
Mostly True
By Yuxing Zheng • August 10, 2013
Ramey Ko
Ramey Ko
stated on July 25, 2013 an Austin meeting.:
Says some Austin school district classrooms lack electrical outlets.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 8, 2013
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