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Education fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about education. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

1,862 published reviews in this topic

PolitiFactEducation

"Florida school drops Common Core – soars to number one"

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEducation

“We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgEducation

"[U]niversal pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old child in America" will "increase academic achievement in all children."

Publisher’s rating: We Review The Research

PolitiFactEducation

“When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

FactCheck.orgEducation

President Joe Biden just revoked the 250 million United Negro College fund that Trump pledged to give historical black colleges for the next 10 years.

Publisher’s rating: False

Maldita.esEducation

Niños en el Colegio Público Marqués de Santa Cruz de Rota

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactEducation

"On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

PolitiFactEducation

Photo shows “Palestine misspelled on the stairs” of Columbia University.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEducation

"President Biden can #CancelStudentDebt with the stroke of a pen."

Publisher’s rating: Possible, but no legal slam dunk

FactCheck.orgEducation

"The Center for Reinventing Public Education said that only 10% [of school districts this spring] across the board provided any kind of real curriculum and instruction program."

Publisher’s rating: Outdated Figure

PolitiFactEducation

E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

FactCheck.orgEducation

“According to one study, America ranks ... 33rd out of the 44 advanced economies when it comes to the percentage of our young people who have attained a post-high-school degree."

Publisher’s rating: Unsupported

Washington PostEducation

"My intent with that foundation is to help young people who are growing up in the inner city or otherwise in difficult circumstances and help them go to college with scholarships. And, you know, we have a process, a committee that looks at applications and makes those selections each year."

Publisher’s rating: Four Pinocchios

FactCheck.orgEducation

“Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana all ordered that the Bible be taught in public schools.”

Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.orgEducation

"OPRF [Oak Park and River Forest High School] to implement race-based grading system in 2022-23 school year."

Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts

PolitiFactEducation

Students in Wilkes County, North Carolina, “identify themselves as cats or ‘furries’” and “have asked for litter boxes to be placed in school restrooms for them to use.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactEducation

“I have also overseen historic funding increases for high-quality child care, enabling 17 states to help more children, many of which have reduced or eliminated their waitlists altogether.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

FactCheck.orgEducation

"Twenty-eight out of every 100 students in school speak Spanish — 28."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEducation

“The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactEducation

Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally

Publisher’s rating: Half True