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The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Jeffrey S. Solochek
Says he has "the most impressive education record" of the Republican candidates.
The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship."
"Americans spend 100-million hours a year filling out these forms (FAFSA). That is the equivalent of 55,500 full-time jobs."
"We had a No Child Left Behind — a similar piece of legislation in our state a number of years ago, well before the federal law. And it's had a big impact here. It's improved schools."
"Rural schools enroll 40 percent of American children, but receive only 22 percent of federal education funding."
Rural schools "face the highest dropout rates, the lowest college enrollment rates, have the lowest average teacher salaries..."
"Look, I believe in accountability. In 1983, I led the effort in Arkansas to improve our schools."
Recent stories from Jeffrey S. Solochek
Goodbye, JoePolitiFact bids farewell to Joe Biden, the only two-time winner of our coveted "Pants on Fire!" rating.
He didn't stand in the way, but he didn't always leadThe former Arkansas governor says he had the "most impressive" education record among the GOP pack. But open-ended superlatives are tough to prove, especially when you've got critics.
Frustration with formsClinton and Richardson are right that Americans are frustrated with long college aid forms, but their numbers don't add up.
Why Romney likes No Child Left BehindMitt Romney backs the Bush administration's key education accountability reforms, saying that high-stakes testing has worked wonders for his state.
Unfair grades for rural schoolsCourting rural voters, Edwards paints a (too) bleak picture of their schools as he pushes reforms.
Jeff Solochek is a reporter for the St. Petersburg Times.
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