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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on March 21, 2011 an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The HOPE scholarship "has helped turn our University System into one of the best in the Southeast, with two institutions ranked in the top 20 of public universities in the country."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 25, 2011
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on CNN
Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses.
Mostly True
March 17, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 16, 2011 a column
Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 16, 2011
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on March 2, 2011 a radio interview
"Georgia still has one of the richest programs in terms of scholarships for students to go to college."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 15, 2011
Stephen Wise
Stephen Wise
stated on March 10, 2011 comments on the state Senate floor.
"Seven of the 10" school districts with the lowest graduation rate for African-American boys in the country are in Florida.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 14, 2011
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 25, 2011 a Texas Tribune article.
Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 11, 2011
Thad Altman
Thad Altman
stated on March 10, 2011 comments while discussing merit pay for teachers
Says students who receive free or reduced lunch are "performing just as well" as students who do not.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 11, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on March 4, 2011 a post on his PAC's website
Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2011
Rod Smith
Rod Smith
stated on March 8, 2011 a statement responding to Gov. Rick Scott's State of the State speech.
Says Rick Scott's proposed budget "would lay off 20,000 teachers."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
Virginia Lottery
Virginia Lottery
stated on March 2, 2011 a website
"Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade." 
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 8, 2011 comments on MSNBC.
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 20, 2011 comments to the Richmond Times-Dispatch
In the past decade, K-12 funding has grown six times faster than the rate of enrollment.
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • March 8, 2011
Andy Brown
Andy Brown
stated on February 22, 2011 a web post.
Says nobody in higher education believes Gov. Rick Perry’s proposal to "serve up $10,000 college degrees" is possible.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 8, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 3, 2011 a radio ad.
Says "union bosses" bused protesters to a Central Florida education protest.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • March 7, 2011
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on February 27, 2011 a Washington Post profile
"We closed that plant down. It was a $27 million-dollar plant, operating full steam, and we closed it down."
True
By Trenton Daniel • March 7, 2011
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on February 24, 2011 an appearance on a TV interview program
"The average (public school) teacher in Wisconsin’s making $89,000 a year" in salary and benefits.
False
March 4, 2011
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on March 3, 2010 a video news release
In 2011, "the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools system will exceed $100,000."
True
March 4, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2011 his State of the State address.
Says the state share of Texas public education spending increased 82 percent over the past decade, reaching $20 billion in 2009.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 3, 2011
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
stated on February 14, 2011 an opinion column
"Some of our state's educational administrators joined the feds in seeking to mandate Arabic classes for Texas children."
Mostly False
February 28, 2011
Don Balfour
Don Balfour
stated on February 15, 2011 a committee hearing
An illegal immigrant who gains admission at a public college takes class space away from students who are legal residents.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • February 28, 2011
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