Latest Fact-checks in Education Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Tim Kaine stated on April 21, 2011 in a TV interview.: Virginia ranked near the bottom of the nation 50 years ago in per capita income but is in the top 10 today. It had a "very low" rate of higher education attainment but is now above the national average. Bobby Scott stated on April 7, 2011 in a news release.: "Nearly 2,000 high schools - roughly 12 percent of all secondary schools in the United States - produce about half of the nation’s dropouts." Dick Armey stated on April 17, 2011 in an oped column.: "At Texas A&M University, only 49 out of 3,000 faculty members brought in enough money to pay for their salaries and overhead over the past five years." Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship." Tim Grendell stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. … You’re also going to be rated on what the parents think of you and they can send questionnaires and surveys home to parents." Kitty Boitnott stated on April 20, 2011 in a radio interview.: Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average. Portland Public Schools stated on April 15, 2011 in a mailer: Per-student K-12 state funding for Portland Public Schools has dipped from $6,036 in the 2007-2008 school year to $5,644 in the 2010-2011 school year Kathleen Angelucci stated on March 9, 2011 in a newspaper article: "It is a fact that it costs more to run the schools in August." Jamie Radtke stated on April 12, 2011 in a blog post.: George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator. Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases." Mark Hass stated on March 30, 2011 in in a press release: "For every one ESD superintendent position, we can pay for three speech pathologists, or three special needs instructors, or three classroom teachers." Stefani Carter stated on February 16, 2011: Says the Beaumont school district’s superintendent is the highest-paid in the state. Meria Carstarphen stated on April 1, 2011 in a radio interview.: Austin’s Pease Elementary "is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution." Donna Howard stated on April 3, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work." Michael Denbrow stated on April 4, 2011 in a website posting: Undocumented students who qualify for in-state Oregon tuition are "actively working toward U.S. citizenship." Tim Kaine stated on April 5, 2011 in a YouTube video: Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor. Bob Graham stated on April 3, 2011 in a op-ed in the 'St. Petersburg Times': "Since 1990, in inflation-adjusted dollars, per-student funding of the (Florida) state university system from general revenue has dropped by about $4,000." Jimmie Don Aycock stated on March 31, 2011 in remarks on the floor of the Texas House: "Some of the colleges, including A&M, have already guaranteed that they will not increase their tuition." Jeff Stone stated on April 1, 2011 in a campaign flier: Says Chris Abele, opponent in Milwaukee County executive race, "failed to finish 3 separate colleges, dropping out all 3 times." Nathan Deal stated on March 21, 2011 in 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." Eddie Rodriguez stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses. Gail Collins stated on February 16, 2011 in a column: Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget." Nathan Deal stated on March 2, 2011 in a radio interview: "Georgia still has one of the richest programs in terms of scholarships for students to go to college." Stephen Wise stated on March 10, 2011 in 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. Dan Patrick stated on February 25, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article.: Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world. Thad Altman stated on March 10, 2011 in 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. Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in 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." Rod Smith stated on March 8, 2011 in 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." Virginia Lottery stated on March 2, 2011 in a website: "Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade." Alan Grayson stated on March 8, 2011 in comments on MSNBC.: Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.
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Tim Kaine stated on April 21, 2011 in a TV interview.: Virginia ranked near the bottom of the nation 50 years ago in per capita income but is in the top 10 today. It had a "very low" rate of higher education attainment but is now above the national average. Bobby Scott stated on April 7, 2011 in a news release.: "Nearly 2,000 high schools - roughly 12 percent of all secondary schools in the United States - produce about half of the nation’s dropouts." Dick Armey stated on April 17, 2011 in an oped column.: "At Texas A&M University, only 49 out of 3,000 faculty members brought in enough money to pay for their salaries and overhead over the past five years." Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship." Tim Grendell stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. … You’re also going to be rated on what the parents think of you and they can send questionnaires and surveys home to parents." Kitty Boitnott stated on April 20, 2011 in a radio interview.: Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average. Portland Public Schools stated on April 15, 2011 in a mailer: Per-student K-12 state funding for Portland Public Schools has dipped from $6,036 in the 2007-2008 school year to $5,644 in the 2010-2011 school year Kathleen Angelucci stated on March 9, 2011 in a newspaper article: "It is a fact that it costs more to run the schools in August." Jamie Radtke stated on April 12, 2011 in a blog post.: George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator. Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases." Mark Hass stated on March 30, 2011 in in a press release: "For every one ESD superintendent position, we can pay for three speech pathologists, or three special needs instructors, or three classroom teachers." Stefani Carter stated on February 16, 2011: Says the Beaumont school district’s superintendent is the highest-paid in the state. Meria Carstarphen stated on April 1, 2011 in a radio interview.: Austin’s Pease Elementary "is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution." Donna Howard stated on April 3, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work." Michael Denbrow stated on April 4, 2011 in a website posting: Undocumented students who qualify for in-state Oregon tuition are "actively working toward U.S. citizenship." Tim Kaine stated on April 5, 2011 in a YouTube video: Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor. Bob Graham stated on April 3, 2011 in a op-ed in the 'St. Petersburg Times': "Since 1990, in inflation-adjusted dollars, per-student funding of the (Florida) state university system from general revenue has dropped by about $4,000." Jimmie Don Aycock stated on March 31, 2011 in remarks on the floor of the Texas House: "Some of the colleges, including A&M, have already guaranteed that they will not increase their tuition." Jeff Stone stated on April 1, 2011 in a campaign flier: Says Chris Abele, opponent in Milwaukee County executive race, "failed to finish 3 separate colleges, dropping out all 3 times." Nathan Deal stated on March 21, 2011 in 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." Eddie Rodriguez stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses. Gail Collins stated on February 16, 2011 in a column: Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget." Nathan Deal stated on March 2, 2011 in a radio interview: "Georgia still has one of the richest programs in terms of scholarships for students to go to college." Stephen Wise stated on March 10, 2011 in 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. Dan Patrick stated on February 25, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article.: Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world. Thad Altman stated on March 10, 2011 in 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. Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in 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." Rod Smith stated on March 8, 2011 in 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." Virginia Lottery stated on March 2, 2011 in a website: "Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade." Alan Grayson stated on March 8, 2011 in comments on MSNBC.: Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.
Tim Kaine stated on April 21, 2011 in a TV interview.: Virginia ranked near the bottom of the nation 50 years ago in per capita income but is in the top 10 today. It had a "very low" rate of higher education attainment but is now above the national average.
Bobby Scott stated on April 7, 2011 in a news release.: "Nearly 2,000 high schools - roughly 12 percent of all secondary schools in the United States - produce about half of the nation’s dropouts."
Dick Armey stated on April 17, 2011 in an oped column.: "At Texas A&M University, only 49 out of 3,000 faculty members brought in enough money to pay for their salaries and overhead over the past five years."
Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship."
Tim Grendell stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. … You’re also going to be rated on what the parents think of you and they can send questionnaires and surveys home to parents."
Kitty Boitnott stated on April 20, 2011 in a radio interview.: Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average.
Portland Public Schools stated on April 15, 2011 in a mailer: Per-student K-12 state funding for Portland Public Schools has dipped from $6,036 in the 2007-2008 school year to $5,644 in the 2010-2011 school year
Kathleen Angelucci stated on March 9, 2011 in a newspaper article: "It is a fact that it costs more to run the schools in August."
Jamie Radtke stated on April 12, 2011 in a blog post.: George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator.
Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases."
Mark Hass stated on March 30, 2011 in in a press release: "For every one ESD superintendent position, we can pay for three speech pathologists, or three special needs instructors, or three classroom teachers."
Stefani Carter stated on February 16, 2011: Says the Beaumont school district’s superintendent is the highest-paid in the state.
Meria Carstarphen stated on April 1, 2011 in a radio interview.: Austin’s Pease Elementary "is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution."
Donna Howard stated on April 3, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work."
Michael Denbrow stated on April 4, 2011 in a website posting: Undocumented students who qualify for in-state Oregon tuition are "actively working toward U.S. citizenship."
Tim Kaine stated on April 5, 2011 in a YouTube video: Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor.
Bob Graham stated on April 3, 2011 in a op-ed in the 'St. Petersburg Times': "Since 1990, in inflation-adjusted dollars, per-student funding of the (Florida) state university system from general revenue has dropped by about $4,000."
Jimmie Don Aycock stated on March 31, 2011 in remarks on the floor of the Texas House: "Some of the colleges, including A&M, have already guaranteed that they will not increase their tuition."
Jeff Stone stated on April 1, 2011 in a campaign flier: Says Chris Abele, opponent in Milwaukee County executive race, "failed to finish 3 separate colleges, dropping out all 3 times."
Nathan Deal stated on March 21, 2011 in 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."
Eddie Rodriguez stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses.
Gail Collins stated on February 16, 2011 in a column: Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget."
Nathan Deal stated on March 2, 2011 in a radio interview: "Georgia still has one of the richest programs in terms of scholarships for students to go to college."
Stephen Wise stated on March 10, 2011 in 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.
Dan Patrick stated on February 25, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article.: Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.
Thad Altman stated on March 10, 2011 in 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.
Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in 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."
Rod Smith stated on March 8, 2011 in 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."
Virginia Lottery stated on March 2, 2011 in a website: "Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade."
Alan Grayson stated on March 8, 2011 in comments on MSNBC.: Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.
