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Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on August 22, 2011 in a letter to the state’s acting education commissioner:
Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an "at risk" designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid per student.
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • August 25, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on July 11, 2011 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
Beverly Hall
Beverly Hall
stated on June 24, 2011 in a mailer:
Atlanta Public Schools’ 2011 CRCT tests were "given under the strictest security possible."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 5, 2011
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on July 5, 2011 in 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
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 24, 2011 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a radio ad:
Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 20, 2011
David Sciarra
David Sciarra
stated on May 19, 2011 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2011
Ralph Long
Ralph Long
stated on July 6, 2011 in 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
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