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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. 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." 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.” 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." Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.” Social Media stated on August 29, 2024 in a post on Instagram: “BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California, tried to hijack 2 school buses filled with children.” Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent." Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook reel: Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.” Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.” Megyn Kelly stated on April 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries.’” Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2023 in a video: Video shows teacher teaching gender pronouns and being confronted by students Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a Facebook reel: Photos show children wearing satanic clothing and participating in a satanic club. Fox News Channel stated on July 5, 2023 in a chyron: Gender Queer on NEA Summer Reading List for Kids. Tim Scott stated on June 18, 2023 in a TV interview: “Think about parents who show up at school board meetings. By this DOJ, they’re called domestic terrorists.” Nikki Haley stated on June 4, 2023 in a CNN town hall: Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year." Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.” Ron DeSantis stated on May 24, 2023 in a Twitter Spaces event: “There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence. Kat Cammack stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.” Winsome Earle-Sears stated on February 2, 2023 in a radio interview.: Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.” Lauren Boebert stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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. 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. 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." 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.” 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." Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.” Social Media stated on August 29, 2024 in a post on Instagram: “BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California, tried to hijack 2 school buses filled with children.” Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent." Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook reel: Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.” Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.” Megyn Kelly stated on April 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries.’” Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2023 in a video: Video shows teacher teaching gender pronouns and being confronted by students Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a Facebook reel: Photos show children wearing satanic clothing and participating in a satanic club. Fox News Channel stated on July 5, 2023 in a chyron: Gender Queer on NEA Summer Reading List for Kids. Tim Scott stated on June 18, 2023 in a TV interview: “Think about parents who show up at school board meetings. By this DOJ, they’re called domestic terrorists.” Nikki Haley stated on June 4, 2023 in a CNN town hall: Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year." Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.” Ron DeSantis stated on May 24, 2023 in a Twitter Spaces event: “There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence. Kat Cammack stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.” Winsome Earle-Sears stated on February 2, 2023 in a radio interview.: Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.” Lauren Boebert stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
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."
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.”
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."
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.”
Social Media stated on August 29, 2024 in a post on Instagram: “BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California, tried to hijack 2 school buses filled with children.”
Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent."
Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook reel: Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”
Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.”
Megyn Kelly stated on April 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries.’”
Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2023 in a video: Video shows teacher teaching gender pronouns and being confronted by students
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a Facebook reel: Photos show children wearing satanic clothing and participating in a satanic club.
Fox News Channel stated on July 5, 2023 in a chyron: Gender Queer on NEA Summer Reading List for Kids.
Tim Scott stated on June 18, 2023 in a TV interview: “Think about parents who show up at school board meetings. By this DOJ, they’re called domestic terrorists.”
Nikki Haley stated on June 4, 2023 in a CNN town hall: Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year."
Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.”
Ron DeSantis stated on May 24, 2023 in a Twitter Spaces event: “There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.”
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence.
Kat Cammack stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.”
Winsome Earle-Sears stated on February 2, 2023 in a radio interview.: Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.”
Lauren Boebert stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
