Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Education Kamala Harris stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad: Project 2025 would defund K-12 schools. Paula Congelio stated on June 23, 2023 in a news release: West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.” E. Gordon Gee stated on August 18, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.” Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.” Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.” Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.” Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.” Tony Evers stated on December 27, 2022 in Twitter: "During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.” Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.” Marco Rubio stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent." Charlie Kirk stated on August 24, 2022 in a Tweet: “Harvard is sitting on top of a $54 billion hedge fund they call an ‘endowment’ that they pay zero taxes on. Yale has $31 Billion. Stanford $29 Billion. Princeton $26 Billion.” Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Sarasota, Florida, teachers told they cannot purchase books, accept donated reading materials, order from Scholastic or hold book fairs. Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary." Kari Lake stated on July 7, 2022 in an ad: "Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it." Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.” Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania." Jamaal Bowman stated on January 26, 2022 in a tweet: “More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.” Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: Virginia’s “education standards for math and reading are now the lowest in the nation.” Glenn Youngkin stated on September 2, 2021 in a newspaper column.: “Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.” Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.” Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.” Pat McCrory stated on May 4, 2021 in a podcast: Says “75% of third-graders in this year’s class are not reading at a third grade level” and, for those who don’t catch up, there’s “an 80% chance that you will not graduate.” Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2021 in remarks: Says his administration’s efforts have led to more school reopenings. Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.” Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.” Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “Suburbs are by and large integrated.” Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event: “24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
Kamala Harris stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad: Project 2025 would defund K-12 schools. Paula Congelio stated on June 23, 2023 in a news release: West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.” E. Gordon Gee stated on August 18, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.” Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.” Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.” Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.” Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.” Tony Evers stated on December 27, 2022 in Twitter: "During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.” Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.” Marco Rubio stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent." Charlie Kirk stated on August 24, 2022 in a Tweet: “Harvard is sitting on top of a $54 billion hedge fund they call an ‘endowment’ that they pay zero taxes on. Yale has $31 Billion. Stanford $29 Billion. Princeton $26 Billion.” Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Sarasota, Florida, teachers told they cannot purchase books, accept donated reading materials, order from Scholastic or hold book fairs. Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary." Kari Lake stated on July 7, 2022 in an ad: "Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it." Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.” Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania." Jamaal Bowman stated on January 26, 2022 in a tweet: “More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.” Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: Virginia’s “education standards for math and reading are now the lowest in the nation.” Glenn Youngkin stated on September 2, 2021 in a newspaper column.: “Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.” Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.” Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.” Pat McCrory stated on May 4, 2021 in a podcast: Says “75% of third-graders in this year’s class are not reading at a third grade level” and, for those who don’t catch up, there’s “an 80% chance that you will not graduate.” Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2021 in remarks: Says his administration’s efforts have led to more school reopenings. Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.” Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.” Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “Suburbs are by and large integrated.” Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event: “24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
Paula Congelio stated on June 23, 2023 in a news release: West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.”
E. Gordon Gee stated on August 18, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally
Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.”
Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”
Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.”
Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet: Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”
Tony Evers stated on December 27, 2022 in Twitter: "During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”
Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.”
Marco Rubio stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."
Charlie Kirk stated on August 24, 2022 in a Tweet: “Harvard is sitting on top of a $54 billion hedge fund they call an ‘endowment’ that they pay zero taxes on. Yale has $31 Billion. Stanford $29 Billion. Princeton $26 Billion.”
Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Sarasota, Florida, teachers told they cannot purchase books, accept donated reading materials, order from Scholastic or hold book fairs.
Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary."
Kari Lake stated on July 7, 2022 in an ad: "Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it."
Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people.
Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.”
Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
Jamaal Bowman stated on January 26, 2022 in a tweet: “More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.”
Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: Virginia’s “education standards for math and reading are now the lowest in the nation.”
Glenn Youngkin stated on September 2, 2021 in a newspaper column.: “Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.”
Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.”
Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.”
Pat McCrory stated on May 4, 2021 in a podcast: Says “75% of third-graders in this year’s class are not reading at a third grade level” and, for those who don’t catch up, there’s “an 80% chance that you will not graduate.”
Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2021 in remarks: Says his administration’s efforts have led to more school reopenings.
Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”
Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.”
Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.”
Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “Suburbs are by and large integrated.”
Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event: “24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
