Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Education Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “TEA is allowing online learning with attendance stipulations but will not fund school districts if they do not open their schools...If schools do not open and are not funded there will be no more teachers or school at all.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing: Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools. Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Bernie Sanders stated on January 13, 2020 in a Sun Sentinel op ed: "In Florida children are required to take their first standardized test within 30 days of beginning kindergarten and Gov. DeSantis wants to extend that requirement to preschoolers." E. Gordon Gee stated on June 21, 2019 in a speech: "In West Virginia, we have 20,000 jobs in which we don’t have skilled workers." David Lewis stated on November 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Governor Cooper has vetoed "every single teacher pay raise we've ever passed." Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans." Bloggers stated on September 16, 2019 in a viral meme: Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class." Marianne Williamson stated on July 28, 2019 in an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We are the only advanced industrialized nation that bases our educational funding on property taxes." Tony Evers stated on April 3, 2019 in a tweet: "More than a million Wisconsinites have voted to raise their own property taxes because Republicans have failed to fully fund our public schools for the past eight years." Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet." Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes. Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent." Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon." AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in an ad: Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids." A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom." Wannabe Entertainment stated on August 7, 2018 in a blog post: "LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year" Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tony Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading pornography and commenting on the bodies of middle-school girls." Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 28, 2018 in a radio interview: "There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools." Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." Bill Hightower stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: "In Mobile, it’s something like, 1,700 families generate 80 percent of the crime. We know who those families are." Bloggers stated on March 16, 2018 in a headline: "Ohio student suspended for staying in class during National Walkout Day" Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2018 in a letter: "For the sixth straight year, we have secured record funding for K-12 and state universities." Bill Galvano stated on February 26, 2018 in a committee meeting: Says Florida has "roughly 1,500 resource officers dealing with about 3,800 schools." Scott Milder stated on February 6, 2018 in a statement posted on Milder's campaign website: "In the 1980s, the state funded 68% of school expenses, and now the state’s share is 38%." Andrew White stated on January 26, 2018 in a claim to David Martin Davies of Texas Public Radio: "There’s a large number of schools in Texas that don’t even offer sex education."
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “TEA is allowing online learning with attendance stipulations but will not fund school districts if they do not open their schools...If schools do not open and are not funded there will be no more teachers or school at all.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing: Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools. Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Bernie Sanders stated on January 13, 2020 in a Sun Sentinel op ed: "In Florida children are required to take their first standardized test within 30 days of beginning kindergarten and Gov. DeSantis wants to extend that requirement to preschoolers." E. Gordon Gee stated on June 21, 2019 in a speech: "In West Virginia, we have 20,000 jobs in which we don’t have skilled workers." David Lewis stated on November 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Governor Cooper has vetoed "every single teacher pay raise we've ever passed." Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans." Bloggers stated on September 16, 2019 in a viral meme: Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class." Marianne Williamson stated on July 28, 2019 in an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We are the only advanced industrialized nation that bases our educational funding on property taxes." Tony Evers stated on April 3, 2019 in a tweet: "More than a million Wisconsinites have voted to raise their own property taxes because Republicans have failed to fully fund our public schools for the past eight years." Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet." Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes. Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent." Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon." AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in an ad: Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids." A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom." Wannabe Entertainment stated on August 7, 2018 in a blog post: "LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year" Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tony Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading pornography and commenting on the bodies of middle-school girls." Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 28, 2018 in a radio interview: "There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools." Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." Bill Hightower stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: "In Mobile, it’s something like, 1,700 families generate 80 percent of the crime. We know who those families are." Bloggers stated on March 16, 2018 in a headline: "Ohio student suspended for staying in class during National Walkout Day" Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2018 in a letter: "For the sixth straight year, we have secured record funding for K-12 and state universities." Bill Galvano stated on February 26, 2018 in a committee meeting: Says Florida has "roughly 1,500 resource officers dealing with about 3,800 schools." Scott Milder stated on February 6, 2018 in a statement posted on Milder's campaign website: "In the 1980s, the state funded 68% of school expenses, and now the state’s share is 38%." Andrew White stated on January 26, 2018 in a claim to David Martin Davies of Texas Public Radio: "There’s a large number of schools in Texas that don’t even offer sex education."
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “TEA is allowing online learning with attendance stipulations but will not fund school districts if they do not open their schools...If schools do not open and are not funded there will be no more teachers or school at all.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing: Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools.
Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Bernie Sanders stated on January 13, 2020 in a Sun Sentinel op ed: "In Florida children are required to take their first standardized test within 30 days of beginning kindergarten and Gov. DeSantis wants to extend that requirement to preschoolers."
E. Gordon Gee stated on June 21, 2019 in a speech: "In West Virginia, we have 20,000 jobs in which we don’t have skilled workers."
David Lewis stated on November 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Governor Cooper has vetoed "every single teacher pay raise we've ever passed."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans."
Bloggers stated on September 16, 2019 in a viral meme: Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class."
Marianne Williamson stated on July 28, 2019 in an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We are the only advanced industrialized nation that bases our educational funding on property taxes."
Tony Evers stated on April 3, 2019 in a tweet: "More than a million Wisconsinites have voted to raise their own property taxes because Republicans have failed to fully fund our public schools for the past eight years."
Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers
Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet."
Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes.
Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent."
Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in an ad: Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids."
A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom."
Wannabe Entertainment stated on August 7, 2018 in a blog post: "LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year"
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tony Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading pornography and commenting on the bodies of middle-school girls."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 28, 2018 in a radio interview: "There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin."
Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools."
Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures."
Bill Hightower stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: "In Mobile, it’s something like, 1,700 families generate 80 percent of the crime. We know who those families are."
Bloggers stated on March 16, 2018 in a headline: "Ohio student suspended for staying in class during National Walkout Day"
Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2018 in a letter: "For the sixth straight year, we have secured record funding for K-12 and state universities."
Bill Galvano stated on February 26, 2018 in a committee meeting: Says Florida has "roughly 1,500 resource officers dealing with about 3,800 schools."
Scott Milder stated on February 6, 2018 in a statement posted on Milder's campaign website: "In the 1980s, the state funded 68% of school expenses, and now the state’s share is 38%."
Andrew White stated on January 26, 2018 in a claim to David Martin Davies of Texas Public Radio: "There’s a large number of schools in Texas that don’t even offer sex education."