0 People 774 Fact-checks 331 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (774) Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "For a young man or woman who is entering the ninth grade in Newark this year, they have a 29 percent graduation rate." By Erin O'Neill• June 15, 2011 Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.: In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university." By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2010 Bill de Blasio stated on January 03, 2018 in a press conference: "The graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years" By Dan Clark• January 17, 2018 John Calipari stated on January 20, 2018 in an interview: "We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball." By John Kruzel• February 1, 2018 Greg Abbott stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall. By Nusaiba Mizan• July 14, 2022 Alex Sink stated on July 08, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average." By Cristina Silva• July 8, 2010 Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2013 in his State of the State address.: Says Texas high school "graduation rates are at an all-time high—the third-highest in the nation—which represents a significant turnaround from just a few short years ago." By W. Gardner Selby• February 11, 2013 Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: "Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates." By Eric Stirgus• February 11, 2014 Rick Perry stated on October 01, 2012 in a press conference.: Says fewer than 30 percent of Texas college students graduate in four years and only 58 percent graduate within six years. By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Eric Greitens stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Seventy-three percent of our veterans are graduating from drug courts. By contrast, I think most of the people in the very good drug court program — the graduation rate’s like 53, 55 percent. The point of that is that drug courts are working for veterans." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• October 21, 2017 Michael Rosen stated on May 19, 2011 in a blog posting: Wisconsin’s technical college graduates "have a higher employment rate and starting salaries" than four-year college graduates nationwide. By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2011 Mark Emmert stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "More (student-athletes) graduate than the students who aren't student-athletes." By Lauren Carroll• August 10, 2014 Tony Evers stated on February 13, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Wisconsin’s graduation rates have grown to over 90 percent" since Tony Evers became state school superintendent. By Dave Umhoefer• March 10, 2017 Dan Gelber stated on June 21, 2015 in a Miami Herald op-ed: "After (Jeb) Bush’s two terms in office, Florida’s graduation rate was dead last and remains near the bottom." By Amy Sherman• June 24, 2015 Michael Bloomberg stated on January 21, 2019 in a speech: "All of this work helped us increase graduation rates by 42 percent and substantially reduce the racial achievement gap." By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 7, 2019 Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs." By W. Gardner Selby• September 7, 2018 Byron Brown stated on January 30, 2017 in a state budget hearing on local governments: Graduation rates in Buffalo’s school district, which were "around 48 percent are now up to 64 percent" since Say Yes Buffalo launched. By Dan Clark• February 10, 2017 Pam Stewart stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald": Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates." By Amy Sherman• August 23, 2013 Sonny Perdue stated on October 26, 2010 in speeches at schools across the state: Georgia's high school graduation rate topped 80 percent in 2010. By Willoughby Mariano• November 12, 2010 Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention: "Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 13, 2010 Articles (331) Readers criticize ruling on graduation rates of Rutgers University's football team By Erin O'Neill• February 13, 2012 Rick Perry revisits claims about job gains, graduation rates By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2016 Fact-checking the Aug. 10 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 10, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 10 shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 10, 2014 Truth and schools: the race for state school superintendent By Dave Umhoefer• March 31, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Bill Hammond says only 25 percent of Texas high school graduates are college ready By W. Gardner Selby• May 28, 2013 Truth-O-Meter's weekend rulings check Christie, Kyrillos claims By Caryn Shinske• February 14, 2012 In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10 By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Is Biden’s student loan forgiveness affecting Black Americans the most? What we know By Matthew Crowley, Samantha Putterman• May 28, 2024 Do up to 80 percent of Texas high school graduates (still) flail afterward? By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2016 Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges? By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017 Jeb Bush: ‘Only because I am going to be PolitiFacted’ By Joshua Gillin• December 2, 2014 “Boys, boys!”: Repetition doesn’t improve Rauner, Pritzker sniping By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 14, 2018 It's not all about jobs; education's an issue, too By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 12, 2011 Al Sharpton is fired up about Rick Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 23, 2011 Fact-checking Greg Abbott's 'Promises Kept' TV ad By W. Gardner Selby• August 30, 2018 Looking at unemployment, education, Obama's approval rating By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2010 Highlights from the week in fact-checking, March 28 By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 28, 2014
Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "For a young man or woman who is entering the ninth grade in Newark this year, they have a 29 percent graduation rate." By Erin O'Neill• June 15, 2011 Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.: In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university." By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2010 Bill de Blasio stated on January 03, 2018 in a press conference: "The graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years" By Dan Clark• January 17, 2018 John Calipari stated on January 20, 2018 in an interview: "We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball." By John Kruzel• February 1, 2018 Greg Abbott stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall. By Nusaiba Mizan• July 14, 2022 Alex Sink stated on July 08, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average." By Cristina Silva• July 8, 2010 Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2013 in his State of the State address.: Says Texas high school "graduation rates are at an all-time high—the third-highest in the nation—which represents a significant turnaround from just a few short years ago." By W. Gardner Selby• February 11, 2013 Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: "Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates." By Eric Stirgus• February 11, 2014 Rick Perry stated on October 01, 2012 in a press conference.: Says fewer than 30 percent of Texas college students graduate in four years and only 58 percent graduate within six years. By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Eric Greitens stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Seventy-three percent of our veterans are graduating from drug courts. By contrast, I think most of the people in the very good drug court program — the graduation rate’s like 53, 55 percent. The point of that is that drug courts are working for veterans." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• October 21, 2017 Michael Rosen stated on May 19, 2011 in a blog posting: Wisconsin’s technical college graduates "have a higher employment rate and starting salaries" than four-year college graduates nationwide. By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2011 Mark Emmert stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "More (student-athletes) graduate than the students who aren't student-athletes." By Lauren Carroll• August 10, 2014 Tony Evers stated on February 13, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Wisconsin’s graduation rates have grown to over 90 percent" since Tony Evers became state school superintendent. By Dave Umhoefer• March 10, 2017 Dan Gelber stated on June 21, 2015 in a Miami Herald op-ed: "After (Jeb) Bush’s two terms in office, Florida’s graduation rate was dead last and remains near the bottom." By Amy Sherman• June 24, 2015 Michael Bloomberg stated on January 21, 2019 in a speech: "All of this work helped us increase graduation rates by 42 percent and substantially reduce the racial achievement gap." By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 7, 2019 Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs." By W. Gardner Selby• September 7, 2018 Byron Brown stated on January 30, 2017 in a state budget hearing on local governments: Graduation rates in Buffalo’s school district, which were "around 48 percent are now up to 64 percent" since Say Yes Buffalo launched. By Dan Clark• February 10, 2017 Pam Stewart stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald": Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates." By Amy Sherman• August 23, 2013 Sonny Perdue stated on October 26, 2010 in speeches at schools across the state: Georgia's high school graduation rate topped 80 percent in 2010. By Willoughby Mariano• November 12, 2010 Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention: "Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 13, 2010
Readers criticize ruling on graduation rates of Rutgers University's football team By Erin O'Neill• February 13, 2012 Rick Perry revisits claims about job gains, graduation rates By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2016 Fact-checking the Aug. 10 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 10, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 10 shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 10, 2014 Truth and schools: the race for state school superintendent By Dave Umhoefer• March 31, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Bill Hammond says only 25 percent of Texas high school graduates are college ready By W. Gardner Selby• May 28, 2013 Truth-O-Meter's weekend rulings check Christie, Kyrillos claims By Caryn Shinske• February 14, 2012 In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10 By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Is Biden’s student loan forgiveness affecting Black Americans the most? What we know By Matthew Crowley, Samantha Putterman• May 28, 2024 Do up to 80 percent of Texas high school graduates (still) flail afterward? By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2016 Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges? By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017 Jeb Bush: ‘Only because I am going to be PolitiFacted’ By Joshua Gillin• December 2, 2014 “Boys, boys!”: Repetition doesn’t improve Rauner, Pritzker sniping By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 14, 2018 It's not all about jobs; education's an issue, too By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 12, 2011 Al Sharpton is fired up about Rick Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 23, 2011 Fact-checking Greg Abbott's 'Promises Kept' TV ad By W. Gardner Selby• August 30, 2018 Looking at unemployment, education, Obama's approval rating By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2010 Highlights from the week in fact-checking, March 28 By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 28, 2014
