Fact Check Posts – Page 9

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

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
stated on April 15, 2013 an ad shared on social media

The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons.

By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2013

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