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Clayton County Schools
Clayton County Schools
stated on July 26, 2012 a press release
"Clayton County Public Schools recently achieved a milestone that has eluded other metropolitan districts across the state" by meeting federal guidelines for having a highly qualified staff.
True
By Eric Stirgus • August 22, 2012
John Barge
John Barge
stated on August 15, 2012 an announcement
On supporting the charter school amendment.
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • August 21, 2012
Martavius Jones
Martavius Jones
stated on July 13, 2012 an interview on the Fox 13 News program "Memphis in the Morning."
"From a standpoint of the county government, neither school system has received an increase in funding over the past six years."
True
By Zack McMillin • August 20, 2012
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on August 1, 2012
Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 17, 2012
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on July 23, 2012 column in the Huffington Post
"After one year, Tennessee’s students made their biggest single-year jump in achievement ever recorded in the state."
Mostly True
By Michael Collins • August 16, 2012
Eva Longoria Baston
Eva Longoria Baston
stated on August 11, 2012 a tweet
Says Paul Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students."
Half-True
August 16, 2012
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on August 9, 2012 an interview with Blue Jersey
Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • August 16, 2012
Dolores Gresham
Dolores Gresham
stated on July 16, 2012 in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.
"I didn’t try to push" a bill to reduce lottery scholarship proceeds for students.
False
By Richard Locker • August 12, 2012
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on August 1, 2012 in her New York Times column
Says Texas GOP platform calls for end to teaching "critical thinking" in public schools.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 11, 2012
Tomorrow's Vision of Florida
Tomorrow's Vision of Florida
stated on August 6, 2012 a mailer
Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 10, 2012
Fran Millar
Fran Millar
stated on July 25, 2012 an article
"We have reduced funding for education the least. They've suffered the least cuts."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 8, 2012
Gerard Robinson
Gerard Robinson
stated on June 15, 2012 a written statement
FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year."  
False
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on July 9, 2012 school board testimony.
Says Minnesota has more Fortune 500 companies than Oregon and "one of the most obvious differences is they've invested in their schools."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 27, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 11, 2012 a speech to the NAACP
"When I was governor, not only did test scores improve – we also narrowed the achievement gap."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • July 18, 2012
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on July 6, 2012 a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”
"Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • July 16, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 9, 2012 a speech at the Brookings Institution
Says New Jersey’s tenure law "has now been reformed to say that if teachers get two years of partially effective or ineffective ratings they lose tenure."
False
By Erin O'Neill • July 12, 2012
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on July 2, 2012 an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
Says "tenure still exists but it's been overhauled" for teachers in New Jersey.
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 9, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • July 6, 2012
Don McIntire
Don McIntire
stated on June 26, 2012 a radio show
"We’re spending $12,000 bucks a kid a year in the school system."
True
By Janie Har • July 3, 2012
Albio Sires
Albio Sires
stated on June 20, 2012 a speech on the House floor
"Just in the past 10 years, college tuition has increased 28 percent."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 2, 2012
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