Claim: Says "in this next biennium, the cost of primary and secondary education is going to increase by more that $1000 per student. Half of that $1000 – $500 per student – is accounted for by the increased cost of PERS alone."
Fact-check: Are increased PERS costs responsible for a $500 per student increase in state spending?
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Ian K. Kullgren
Date published: 2013-01-21T00:00:00