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Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Jim Whelan
Jim Whelan
stated on July 5, 2011 a press release
"In our proposal, we would have expanded school aid across the board … Governor Christie slashed school aid in this budget, preferring instead to extend a tax break for millionaires over funding in the classroom."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • July 11, 2011
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on May 24, 2011 a press release
Says that as a gubernatorial candidate, Chris Christie "promised no school cuts."
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 1, 2011
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on June 2, 2011 a fundraising appeal.
Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads."
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • June 28, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on June 14, 2011 a comment to reporters aboard Air Force One
In the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, none of the candidates mentioned the "middle class" or "education."
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill • June 24, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on April 29, 2011 a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
"When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • June 21, 2011
Sandy Pasch
Sandy Pasch
stated on June 14, 2011 a news release
State Sen. Alberta Darling "voted to add more than $1 billion in additional spending" while cutting programs such as education and health care
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 20, 2011
New Jersey Education Association
New Jersey Education Association
stated on May 4, 2011 a television ad
"As soon as Chris Christie was governor, he gave tax cuts to millionaires."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • June 19, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on April 29, 2011 a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
"For a young man or woman who is entering the ninth grade in Newark this year, they have a 29 percent graduation rate."
False
By Erin O'Neill • June 15, 2011
Steve Oroho
Steve Oroho
stated on May 25, 2011 a story in The Star-Ledger
"We have the highest per-pupil cost in the country."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • June 13, 2011
Doug Otto
Doug Otto
stated on March 22, 2011 a radio interview.
Says Rick Perry said there’s an administrator for every teacher in Texas public schools.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on April 29, 2011 a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Out of 150,000 tenured teachers in the last 10 years, only 17 have been dismissed for incompetence.
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • June 10, 2011
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on May 18, 2011 a speech
"We have the best schools in the United States."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 7, 2011
John Tassoni Jr.
John Tassoni Jr.
stated on May 19, 2011 a news release
The Central Falls School system "spent $100,000 on a time clock."
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Salit • June 5, 2011
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on May 26, 2011 a tweet.
Says public education will get more money in 2012-13 though lawmakers cut $15 billion in overall spending.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2011
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on May 29, 2011 a filibuster.
Says "for the first time ever," Texas lawmakers are not funding student population growth.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 3, 2011
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
stated on May 19, 2011 a blog posting
Wisconsin’s technical college graduates "have a higher employment rate and starting salaries" than four-year college graduates nationwide.
Mostly False
June 2, 2011
Texas House Democratic Caucus
Texas House Democratic Caucus
stated on May 18, 2011 a press release
"Some neighborhood schools are closing."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 2, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on May 12, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • May 30, 2011
Joe Straus
Joe Straus
stated on May 20, 2011 a press release.
Says state budget deal between Texas House and Senate leaders "funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities and provides financial aid for college students."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 27, 2011
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 15, 2011 an interview
The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2011
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