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Instagram posts stated on June 6, 2025 in a video Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Los Angeles' Gratts Learning Academy during a June graduation ceremony. Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2025 in a press gaggle Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are. Ruben Gallego stated on March 24, 2025 in a podcast episode Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.” TikTok posts stated on February 8, 2025 in a TikTok post People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases. Harriet Hageman stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.” Brad Schimel stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter “Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda. Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.” Joel Kitchens stated on February 19, 2025 in News conference “90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time. Donald Trump stated on February 10, 2025 in a Fox News interview The United States is “last in education out of 40 states … but we're number one in cost per pupil." 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. Bernie Sanders stated on January 2, 2025 in a statement to the media H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.” Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow. Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.” Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.” Instagram posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a video Video shows President-elect Donald Trump announcing “free college education” in November 2024. Threads posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Threads post The Associated Press misspelled Mississippi in a headline about the state’s literacy program. Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post “Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education” Lisa Grafstein stated on October 12, 2024 in a campaign mailer Scott Lassiter “repeatedly campaigned to promote” North Carolina's “largest-ever” school funding cut, sending public school money to “unaccountable private schools” and ending science education. Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2024 in a speech in New York When Haitians go to school in Springfield, Ohio, they “take the place of our children in school” and “each one will have a private interpreter." Michele Morrow stated on September 16, 2024 in a social media post The plus in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia. Load more
Instagram posts stated on June 6, 2025 in a video Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Los Angeles' Gratts Learning Academy during a June graduation ceremony.
Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2025 in a press gaggle Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are.
Ruben Gallego stated on March 24, 2025 in a podcast episode Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”
TikTok posts stated on February 8, 2025 in a TikTok post People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.
Harriet Hageman stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.”
Brad Schimel stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter “Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.
Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”
Joel Kitchens stated on February 19, 2025 in News conference “90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.
Donald Trump stated on February 10, 2025 in a Fox News interview The United States is “last in education out of 40 states … but we're number one in cost per pupil."
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.
Bernie Sanders stated on January 2, 2025 in a statement to the media H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”
Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”
Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”
Instagram posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a video Video shows President-elect Donald Trump announcing “free college education” in November 2024.
Threads posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Threads post The Associated Press misspelled Mississippi in a headline about the state’s literacy program.
Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post “Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education”
Lisa Grafstein stated on October 12, 2024 in a campaign mailer Scott Lassiter “repeatedly campaigned to promote” North Carolina's “largest-ever” school funding cut, sending public school money to “unaccountable private schools” and ending science education.
Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2024 in a speech in New York When Haitians go to school in Springfield, Ohio, they “take the place of our children in school” and “each one will have a private interpreter."
Michele Morrow stated on September 16, 2024 in a social media post The plus in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia.
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