Fact Check Posts – Page 9

Republican Party of Florida
stated on July 22, 2014 a TV ad:

"With Rick Scott, there are more funds for preschool education."

By Amy Sherman • July 24, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on June 23, 2014 a TV ad:

"Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off."

By Amy Sherman • June 26, 2014

Republican Party of Georgia
stated on June 4, 2014 press release:

"Even when all other state agencies took cuts, Gov. [Nathan] Deal increased education spending every year."

By Nancy Badertscher • June 20, 2014

Nan Rich
stated on May 10, 2014 a speech:

"$3 billion over the next five years will be taken out of our public schools and be put into vouchers."

By Amy Sherman • June 19, 2014

Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on June 11, 2014 an infographic that went viral:

There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook."

By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on April 18, 2014 an interview:

"Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

By Dave Umhoefer • June 13, 2014

Republican Party of Texas
stated on April 11, 2014 a tweet and chart:

"Wendy Davis has already taken more $ from teacher unions than the past 3 Democrat gubernatorial candidates combined."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2014

Wendy Davis
stated on April 22, 2014 an online post:

"Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 1, 2014

The David Perdue Files
stated on April 21, 2014 a website:

David Perdue supports Common Core

By Eric Stirgus • April 29, 2014

Wendy Davis
stated on March 31, 2014 an online petition:

"Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2014

Janet Adkins
stated on March 24, 2014 a Florida House subcommittee meeting:

"We have been teaching these (Common Core) standards in Florida schools since 2010."

By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 his State of the State speech:

"All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000."

By Julie Kliegman • March 4, 2014

Scott Turner
stated on January 8, 2014 a speech:

"I started the whole year" as a senior on the University of Illinois football team and "led the team in interceptions and tackles from defensive back."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 15, 2014

David Dewhurst
stated on October 1, 2013 a blog post on his campaign website:

"I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history."

By W. Gardner Selby • December 8, 2013

Jody Conradt
stated on September 28, 2013 a Texas Tribune Festival panel:

"All" University of Texas "student-athletes get an iPad."

By W. Gardner Selby • November 22, 2013

Terry McAuliffe
stated on October 16, 2013 a TV ad.:

Ken Cuccinelli would "take money away from public schools to fund private schools."

By Nancy Madsen • November 1, 2013

Diane Ravitch
stated on October 15, 2013 a speech:

"Test scores had gone up steadily for 40 years until No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top."

By John Hill • October 27, 2013

Tim Curtis
stated on October 15, 2013 a meeting about Common Core in Tampa:

Common Core means "there are over 300 data elements the government is going to be collecting about your children and about you."

By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2013

Michael Thurmond
stated on October 3, 2013 a community meeting:

When SACS came back to the DeKalb County School District to give a midterm review, we got straight A’s.

By Janel Davis • October 17, 2013

Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 9, 2013 a campaign mailer:

Bill Gunter would "drain millions from local public schools, and give our tax dollars to private, for-profit schools run by out-of-state corporations."

By Rich Shopes • October 12, 2013

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