Fact Check Posts – Page 9

Paul Ryan
stated on July 25, 2014 an interview

Twenty percent of single adults, ages 21 to 25 with no kids, "are not working or even in school trying to find a job."

July 30, 2014

Dan Patrick
stated on June 7, 2014 his speech at the state convention of the Republican Party of Texas

"We have a 40 to 50 percent dropout rate in our inner-city schools."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 27, 2014

Joe Leibham
stated on July 19, 2014 a news release

Says Common Core is a federal mandate.

July 25, 2014

Roberto Alonzo
stated on July 16, 2014 a press release

"Latinos now make up the majority population in Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2014

Dan Patrick
stated on April 28, 2014 a TV ad

Under David Dewhurst’s leadership, the Texas "Senate passed an expansion of in-state tuition and free health care to illegal immigrants."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2014

Kyle Williams
stated on May 6, 2014 campaign fllier

State Rep. Elena Parent "supported Governor Nathan Deal’s plan to slash the HOPE scholarship."

By Eric Stirgus • May 13, 2014

Betsy Miller-Jones
stated on April 4, 2014 a newsletter

"Did you know that in 2013 over 50 percent of all babies born in Oregon were Hispanic?"

By Dana Tims • April 17, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview

A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

April 6, 2014

Rand Paul
stated on January 26, 2014 an interview with CNN

"Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women.

By Steve Contorno • January 28, 2014

Johnny Isakson
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech

Fifty-three percent of graduates from liberal arts colleges these days can’t find jobs.

By Nancy Badertscher • January 7, 2014

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on November 19, 2013 a web posting

Says Gov. Scott Walker dropped out or was kicked out of college short of a degree "not long after" he was "kicked out of student elections at Marquette University."

By Dave Umhoefer • December 21, 2013

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on October 24, 2013 a debate.

Terry McAuliffe "wants to raise your taxes $1,700 to pay for his infinite promises."

By Sean Gorman • November 1, 2013

Chris Abele
stated on October 1, 2013 a speech

"We’re second only to Boston in college students per capita."

By Dave Umhoefer • October 27, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on July 26, 2013 a statement given to the Tampa Bay Times

Common Core is being "used by the Obama Administration to turn the Department of Education into what is effectively a national school board."

By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2013

Sandra Stotsky
stated on October 15, 2013 during a public hearing

"Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts."

By Cara Fitzpatrick • October 21, 2013

Public comments at a Common Core hearing
stated on October 15, 2013 Tampa, Fla.

Teachers were not involved in developing the Common Core State Standards.

By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 21, 2013

Dan Patrick
stated on October 7, 2013 a video advertisement, "Fight"

I am "the only candidate for lieutenant governor to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2013

Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 12, 2013 website posting.

Under Cuccinelli’s tax cut plan, "school divisions across Virginia could be forced to fire over 8,000 teachers."

By Nancy Madsen • September 27, 2013

Will Weatherford
stated on September 10, 2013 at Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon

"One out of every three students currently today is ready for college before they go there."

By Katie Sanders • September 11, 2013

Gina Raimondo
stated on May 29, 2013 an interview with WJAR-TV

"The average student comes out of college hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 6, 2013

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