Claim: On this week's Sunday talk shows, we caught the education secretary making a greatly inflated claim about high-school dropouts. Plus, Florida lawmakers made exaggerated statements on tax cuts and support of environmental bills. Too Cool for School On ABC's "This Week," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan greatly exaggerated the number of students leaving school every year: Duncan: In this country, we have a 25 percent dropout rate. That's 1.2 million students leaving our schools for the streets every single year.
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Verdict: on this week's sunday talk shows, we caught the education secretary making a greatly inflated claim about high-school dropouts. plus, florida lawmakers made exaggerated statements on tax cuts and support of environmental bills. too cool for school on abc's "this week," secretary of education arne duncan greatly exaggerated the number of students leaving school every year: duncan: in this country, we have a 25 percent dropout rate. that's 1.2 million students leaving our schools for the streets every single year.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-08-30T21:13:21