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Arne Duncan stated on January 12, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting:

"One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. We're 16th today."

By Tom Feran• January 20, 2012

Michelle Rhee stated on February 09, 2011 in talking to Florida legislators.:

Americans, in the last 30 years, "have more than doubled the amount of money we are spending per child (on education) … and the results have gotten worse, not better."

By Aaron Sharockman• February 17, 2011

Bill Clinton stated on April 03, 2016 in a campaign speech:

"A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down."

By Chris Nichols• April 6, 2016

Megyn Kelly stated on November 11, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File" on Fox News:

"In a period of roughly 72 hours, a small group of angry black students managed to force the resignation of the two highest ranking officials at that school."

By Jon Greenberg• November 13, 2015

Jeff Greene stated on July 29, 2018 in a TV interview:

"There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level."

By Katie Akin, Lucia Geng• August 7, 2018

Susan Cole stated on March 13, 2012 in an interview on NJTV:

"New Jersey loses net, that is minus those who come into the state, 30,000 students a year."

By Erin O'Neill• March 22, 2012

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.”

By Aubrey Burkhardt• October 6, 2023

Jim Moran stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post:

Only 20 colleges and universities "have athletic departments with revenue exceeding expenses."

By Nancy Madsen• December 22, 2014

Tammy Baldwin stated on May 08, 2014 in an interview:

"This generation, on average, is starting their careers, if they’ve been to a four-year college, with just under $30,000 in debt."

By Devon Waugh• June 4, 2014

Tommy Tuberville stated on March 02, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference:

"Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2023

John G. Morgan stated on September 13, 2012 in Testimoney to the U.S. Senate Education Committee:

"Tennessee students now cover about 67 percent of the cost of their education at public universities, and some 60 percent at community colleges."

By Richard Locker• October 13, 2012

Facebook posts stated on January 09, 2021 in a screenshot:

A second impeachment means Donald Trump loses his lifetime pension, travel allowance, Secret Service detail, and his ability to run for public office.

By Daniel Funke• January 11, 2021

Barack Obama stated on April 03, 2012 in remarks to a meeting of the Newspaper Association of America:

Under the House Republican budget, "if these cuts were to be spread out evenly … the year after next, nearly 10 million college students would see their financial aid cut by an average of more than $1,000 each."

By Becky Bowers• April 6, 2012

Iowa GOP state legislators stated on February 02, 2021 in comments to the press:

Tenured professors are guaranteed a job.

By Sarah Watson• March 15, 2021

Kamala Harris stated on March 06, 2019 in a news release:

"College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt."

By Chris Nichols• March 21, 2019

Jim Moran stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post.:

Graduation rates of players at major football colleges "are still twenty points below their male campus peers and worsened in the past three years."

By Nancy Madsen• December 30, 2014

Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address:

"The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level."

By Eric Litke• October 23, 2019

Randy Fine stated on January 28, 2025 in a senate special session:

Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million.

By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2025

Elizabeth Warren stated on November 20, 2019 in a debate:

"Today in America — a new study came out — 20 years out, whites who borrowed money, 94% of them have paid off their student loan debt; 5% of African Americans have paid it off."

By Tom Kertscher• November 21, 2019

Chris Hayes stated on July 07, 2020 in a TV segment:

"Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”

By Bill McCarthy• July 10, 2020

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