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Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on July 11, 2011 a town hall meeting
"Recent international reports show the United States near the bottom among industrialized nations for k-12 academic achievement."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 23, 2011
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on August 18, 2011 an interview.
Says Texas schools have had "massive increases" in class sizes with Rick Perry as governor.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2011
Beverly Hall
Beverly Hall
stated on August 10, 2011 a commentary published in Education Week
The results of Atlanta Public School’s 2010 and 2011 CRCT tests "have not been questioned."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • August 19, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 18, 2011 remarks during a campaign stop in New Hampshire
"In Texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2011
Ken Plum
Ken Plum
stated on August 3, 2011 a newspaper column.
Virginia has a responsibility to fund 55 percent of public education and is paying just 41 percent.
False
By Sean Gorman • August 12, 2011
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 2, 2011 a radio interview
Central Falls "schools are overfunded by state money by as much as $8 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 7, 2011
Alberto Carvalho
Alberto Carvalho
stated on August 1, 2011 comments to the Miami-Dade legislative delegation
"Today we stand as the highest-performing urban school district in America." 
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 5, 2011
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on July 5, 2011 a statement for Twitter
"Rick Perry ended full-day Pre-K for 100,000 Texas children."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 5, 2011
Beverly Hall
Beverly Hall
stated on June 24, 2011 a mailer
Atlanta Public Schools’ 2011 CRCT tests were "given under the strictest security possible."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 5, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 24, 2011 a round table discussion on Meet the Press
Says more than eight countries lead the United States in the percentage of college graduates.  
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • August 3, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on July 11, 2011 Town hall meeting
"The state of Georgia is near the bottom among states for SAT scores and graduation rates."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 27, 2011
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on June 30, 2011 a statement on her legislative website
The 2011-13 state budget "cuts overall funding for public schools by $1.6 billion"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 25, 2011
Raymond Lesniak
Raymond Lesniak
stated on July 12, 2011 testimony during a Senate hearing
Says "the most dangerous time for children" is from "3 to 6 p.m., during which time juvenile crime rates triple"
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • July 25, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 5, 2011 a radio ad
Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million."
True
July 20, 2011
David Sciarra
David Sciarra
stated on May 19, 2011 a Star-Ledger column
"By any measure, New Jersey has one of the most segregated school systems in the country."  
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • July 17, 2011
Shirley Franklin
Shirley Franklin
stated on July 9, 2011 a television interview
"95 percent of teachers and principals are not implicated in the [Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal] report at all."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 15, 2011
Oregon Education Association
Oregon Education Association
stated on July 1, 2011 a blog posting
House Bill 2301 never had a public hearing
Mostly True
By Janie Har • July 14, 2011
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on June 25, 2011 a newspaper column and other statements
Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members "voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools."
False
July 13, 2011
Ralph Long
Ralph Long
stated on July 6, 2011 a press conference
"The [Georgia] General Assembly took away the Atlanta Board of Education’s oversight of the superintendent."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 13, 2011
Shirley Franklin
Shirley Franklin
stated on June 23, 2011 a blog post
Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall left the school district "significantly better than she found it."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2011
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