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Peter Nightingale
Peter Nightingale
stated on May 8, 2013 a web commentary
"The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S."
Mostly True
By Michael McKinney • May 31, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 6, 2013 a website post.
"In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • May 28, 2013
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on May 14, 2013 a radio interview.
Says 70,000 children "have lost their Head Start slots" because of the sequester.
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • May 28, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on May 22, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign television ad
"To hear Gov. Christie tell it, everything in New Jersey is going just fine. Well I see another New Jersey with 400,000 unemployed. One of the worst jobless rates in the country. Working and middle class families have seen costs soar, from property taxes to college tuition."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • May 26, 2013
Bill Ratliff
Bill Ratliff
stated on May 16, 2013 an interview with Texas Monthly magazine.
"We have one charter school that for seven years has been rated unacceptable."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2013
Bill Hammond
Bill Hammond
stated on May 6, 2013 an Austin American-Statesman news story
Says only 25 percent of Texas high school students graduate prepared for college or careers.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • May 24, 2013
AFL-CIO of New Jersey
AFL-CIO of New Jersey
stated on April 30, 2013 a Facebook page post
"New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 23, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 17, 2013 an opinion column.
Says Texas high school graduates must pass Algebra II to be eligible for automatic admission to state's public universities.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 21, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on April 27, 2013 a speech.
 "Of our 98,000 teachers who are K-12, over 53,000 of those teachers today are over 50 years old."
False
By Nancy Madsen • May 17, 2013
One New Jersey
One New Jersey
stated on May 3, 2013 A radio ad
"Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 16, 2013
Kathy Castor
Kathy Castor
stated on May 6, 2013 a TV interview
"70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • May 13, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 1, 2013 a TV ad
"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • May 12, 2013
Portland Association of Teachers
Portland Association of Teachers
stated on April 25, 2013 a newsletter
Says "Did you know that if you accepted the District's proposal today you would have NO pay increase for 4 years? Seven years of frozen wages = Disrespect."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • May 11, 2013
Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly
stated on April 23, 2013 a legislative meeting
University of Wisconsin System's reserves are in the "mid- to low-range" of comparable university systems.
Half-True
May 8, 2013
Zell Miller
Zell Miller
stated on March 17, 2013 an article
Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • May 8, 2013
Fix Austin Schools
Fix Austin Schools
stated on May 4, 2013 a leaflet.
Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
Allison Tant
Allison Tant
stated on April 30, 2013 a Florida Voices column
Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent.
False
By Katie Sanders • May 6, 2013
George Lavender
George Lavender
stated on April 29, 2013 in Texas House of Representatives debate
Says state’s mandated tests come from an English company.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • May 6, 2013
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
stated on April 28, 2013 a Voters Guide.
Says proponents of a bond package for the Austin school district say the district has the second-lowest bond tax rate "among the Central Texas area school districts."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2013
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
stated on April 28, 2013 a voters guide.
Says opponents of proposed Austin school district bonds say the district’s "debt load doubles with these new bonds."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2013
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