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Jeffrey Hernandez
stated on March 23, 2012 a letter to the Providence School District.:

Says his reform efforts improved performance at all 10 low-performing schools in Palm Beach, Florida.

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 8, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on April 3, 2012 remarks to a meeting of the Newspaper Association of America:

Under the House Republican budget, "if these cuts were to be spread out evenly … the year after next, nearly 10 million college students would see their financial aid cut by an average of more than $1,000 each."

Half-True

By Becky Bowers • April 6, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on March 23, 2012 an appearance at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University:

"To get out of the (teachers) union, you pay 85 percent of $731. Then you're out of the union, but you've got to pay it every year, also required by statute. That’s called a representation fee."

True

By Bill Wichert • April 5, 2012

Doreen Costa
stated on March 26, 2012 a radio talk show.:

"This is the only state in the country that bypassed the General Assembly to authorize [in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants]."

True

By Alex Kuffner • April 5, 2012

Scott Lingamfelter
stated on February 22, 2012 a news release.:

Tim Kaine "reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition..."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on April 2, 2012 in a speech in Wisconsin:

"I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught."

False

By Becky Bowers • April 3, 2012

George LeMieux
stated on February 24, 2012 a web ad:

Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "took seven and a half years to finish college."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2012

Ohio Federation of Teachers
stated on March 12, 2012 a news release:

"The (Jackson) plan (for reforming Cleveland schools) lacks any data or methods proven to raise student achievement."

Mostly False

By Aaron Marshall • March 28, 2012

Harold Metts
stated on March 14, 2012 a news release:

Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education."

False

By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 28, 2012

Sheila Oliver
stated on February 27, 2012 a speech at Rider University:

Says "New Jersey has the most educated population of all the states in this country."

Mostly True

By Bill Wichert • March 23, 2012

Susan Cole
stated on March 13, 2012 an interview on NJTV:

"New Jersey loses net, that is minus those who come into the state, 30,000 students a year."

True

By Erin O'Neill • March 22, 2012

Kathleen Falk
stated on February 29, 2012 an appearance at Marquette University:

Says Gov. Scott Walker cut aid to local schools despite campaigning on trying to restore two-thirds state funding for education

Mostly True

By Dave Umhoefer • March 14, 2012

Glenford Shibley
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release:

"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."

Mostly True

By Alex Kuffner • March 7, 2012

Ron Wyden
stated on February 9, 2012 a news release:

"Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent."

True

By Charles Pope • March 7, 2012

Michael Doherty
stated on February 28, 2012 an interview on NJToday:

Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to "get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately."

Mostly False

By Bill Wichert • March 5, 2012

Heather Fiorentino
stated on March 1, 2012 a press release:

Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment."

Half-True

By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012

Heather Fiorentino
stated on January 6, 2012 a press release:

Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average."

True

By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 25, 2012 a speech in Troy, Mich.:

"President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college."

False

By Louis Jacobson • February 27, 2012

Denise Grimsley
stated on January 31, 2012 a statement:

"Florida ranks 45th" in the nation for tuition.

True

By Joshua Gillin • February 27, 2012

Bill Proctor
stated on January 6, 2012 a newspaper article:

"Right now, 50 percent of Florida students leaving high school cannot read at grade level."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • February 23, 2012

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