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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 18, 2011 a forum at the University of Notre Dame
Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • December 1, 2011
Wisconsin Education Association Council
Wisconsin Education Association Council
stated on November 15, 2011 a news release
State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs"
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 28, 2011
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on November 18, 2011 an op-ed
"By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • November 28, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 15, 2011 a radio interview
"The overwhelming number" of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-’13 state budget  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 27, 2011
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on November 15, 2011 a video
A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids."
Half-True
November 23, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 17, 2011 an e-mail message
"House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches." 
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • November 22, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on November 3, 2011 a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party
Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible.
False
By Bill Wichert • November 20, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 14, 2011 an interview at Facebook headquarters
Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and "we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • November 17, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 25, 2011 a speech
"One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • November 17, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 9, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Michigan
"By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead • November 14, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 29, 2011 a campaign video.
President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid support Rick Perry’s "decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • November 10, 2011
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
stated on October 28, 2011 a press release
In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 9, 2011
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on October 18, 2011 a speech
"New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt."
False
By Bill Wichert • November 3, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 16, 2011 an interview
"The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees."
False
October 26, 2011
Frank Brogan
Frank Brogan
stated on October 19, 2011 a meeting with state legislators
Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 a statement on their website
Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • October 17, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 26, 2011 a television interview
Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 13, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on October 3, 2011 a website
Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2011
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on October 2, 2011 a TV interview
"The reality is that we have roughly 15,000 undocumented immigrants living in the state..."
False
By Lynn Arditi • October 11, 2011
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