Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Education Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it." George Zimmerman stated on July 11, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: “The percentage of students that are going to college (in West Virginia) has been declining for five years.” West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 9, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: During E. Gordon Gee's presidency of West Virginia University, "student enrollments have steadily decreased." Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference: The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers Elise Stefanik stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release: New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.” Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” Joe Biden stated on February 7, 2023 in his State of the Union address: "Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from." Bobby Scott stated on May 18, 2022 in a committee hearing.: “Public schools are now as segregated by race and class as they were in the 1960s.” Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.” Iowa House Democrats stated on February 10, 2022 in a tweet: "According to Republican Rep. Jeff Shipley, teachers should not receive a pay raise if they teach American history that Republicans don’t agree with." Melanie D'Arrigo stated on February 6, 2022 in a Tweet: “Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.” Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: “Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…” Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level." Glenn Youngkin stated on August 6, 2021 in a radio interview.: “We watched Terry McAuliffe, when he was governor, lower the (accreditation) standards in our schools...” Shelley Moore Capito stated on March 4, 2021 in a press conference: President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.” Alma Adams stated on February 9, 2021 in a tweet: “Almost 40% of borrowers with student loan debt didn't finish their degree.” Christina Blackcloud stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet: The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations." Mike Parson stated on November 12, 2020 in a press conference: “Schools that are consistently implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies remain among the safest places for our students.” Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality. Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.” Beth Parlato stated on May 7, 2020 in a video in a tweet: Said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that “with all the technology we have, we don't need actual classrooms.” Kim Reynolds stated on January 14, 2020 in the Condition of the State address: Iowa has “the highest high-school graduation rate in the country.” Mun Choi stated on February 25, 2020 in an email update: “The facility (NextGen Precision Health Institute) construction alone will bring 3,400 jobs and $472 million in revenue to Missouri.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes": “When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.” Roy Cooper stated on January 21, 2020 in a tweet: Says a "court has ordered North Carolina to step up significantly its funding for education." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 4, 2020 in a speech: "We were living outside of Houston and that’s when I found it: a commuter college, 45 minutes away that cost $50 a semester." Frederica Wilson stated on December 12, 2019 in a hearing: Says Betsy DeVos is the "most unpopular person in our government." Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth." Bernie Sanders stated on August 26, 2019 in an Instagram post: "Last year, South Carolina spent $21,756 per prison inmate and $11,552 per student."
Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it." George Zimmerman stated on July 11, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: “The percentage of students that are going to college (in West Virginia) has been declining for five years.” West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 9, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: During E. Gordon Gee's presidency of West Virginia University, "student enrollments have steadily decreased." Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference: The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers Elise Stefanik stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release: New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.” Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” Joe Biden stated on February 7, 2023 in his State of the Union address: "Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from." Bobby Scott stated on May 18, 2022 in a committee hearing.: “Public schools are now as segregated by race and class as they were in the 1960s.” Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.” Iowa House Democrats stated on February 10, 2022 in a tweet: "According to Republican Rep. Jeff Shipley, teachers should not receive a pay raise if they teach American history that Republicans don’t agree with." Melanie D'Arrigo stated on February 6, 2022 in a Tweet: “Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.” Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: “Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…” Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level." Glenn Youngkin stated on August 6, 2021 in a radio interview.: “We watched Terry McAuliffe, when he was governor, lower the (accreditation) standards in our schools...” Shelley Moore Capito stated on March 4, 2021 in a press conference: President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.” Alma Adams stated on February 9, 2021 in a tweet: “Almost 40% of borrowers with student loan debt didn't finish their degree.” Christina Blackcloud stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet: The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations." Mike Parson stated on November 12, 2020 in a press conference: “Schools that are consistently implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies remain among the safest places for our students.” Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality. Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.” Beth Parlato stated on May 7, 2020 in a video in a tweet: Said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that “with all the technology we have, we don't need actual classrooms.” Kim Reynolds stated on January 14, 2020 in the Condition of the State address: Iowa has “the highest high-school graduation rate in the country.” Mun Choi stated on February 25, 2020 in an email update: “The facility (NextGen Precision Health Institute) construction alone will bring 3,400 jobs and $472 million in revenue to Missouri.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes": “When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.” Roy Cooper stated on January 21, 2020 in a tweet: Says a "court has ordered North Carolina to step up significantly its funding for education." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 4, 2020 in a speech: "We were living outside of Houston and that’s when I found it: a commuter college, 45 minutes away that cost $50 a semester." Frederica Wilson stated on December 12, 2019 in a hearing: Says Betsy DeVos is the "most unpopular person in our government." Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth." Bernie Sanders stated on August 26, 2019 in an Instagram post: "Last year, South Carolina spent $21,756 per prison inmate and $11,552 per student."
Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it."
George Zimmerman stated on July 11, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: “The percentage of students that are going to college (in West Virginia) has been declining for five years.”
West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 9, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: During E. Gordon Gee's presidency of West Virginia University, "student enrollments have steadily decreased."
Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”
Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference: The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers
Elise Stefanik stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release: New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”
Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”
Joe Biden stated on February 7, 2023 in his State of the Union address: "Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from."
Bobby Scott stated on May 18, 2022 in a committee hearing.: “Public schools are now as segregated by race and class as they were in the 1960s.”
Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”
Iowa House Democrats stated on February 10, 2022 in a tweet: "According to Republican Rep. Jeff Shipley, teachers should not receive a pay raise if they teach American history that Republicans don’t agree with."
Melanie D'Arrigo stated on February 6, 2022 in a Tweet: “Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.”
Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: “Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…”
Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level."
Glenn Youngkin stated on August 6, 2021 in a radio interview.: “We watched Terry McAuliffe, when he was governor, lower the (accreditation) standards in our schools...”
Shelley Moore Capito stated on March 4, 2021 in a press conference: President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.”
Alma Adams stated on February 9, 2021 in a tweet: “Almost 40% of borrowers with student loan debt didn't finish their degree.”
Christina Blackcloud stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet: The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations."
Mike Parson stated on November 12, 2020 in a press conference: “Schools that are consistently implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies remain among the safest places for our students.”
Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality.
Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”
Beth Parlato stated on May 7, 2020 in a video in a tweet: Said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that “with all the technology we have, we don't need actual classrooms.”
Kim Reynolds stated on January 14, 2020 in the Condition of the State address: Iowa has “the highest high-school graduation rate in the country.”
Mun Choi stated on February 25, 2020 in an email update: “The facility (NextGen Precision Health Institute) construction alone will bring 3,400 jobs and $472 million in revenue to Missouri.”
Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes": “When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.”
Roy Cooper stated on January 21, 2020 in a tweet: Says a "court has ordered North Carolina to step up significantly its funding for education."
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 4, 2020 in a speech: "We were living outside of Houston and that’s when I found it: a commuter college, 45 minutes away that cost $50 a semester."
Frederica Wilson stated on December 12, 2019 in a hearing: Says Betsy DeVos is the "most unpopular person in our government."
Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth."
Bernie Sanders stated on August 26, 2019 in an Instagram post: "Last year, South Carolina spent $21,756 per prison inmate and $11,552 per student."