From PolitiFact Texas/Austin American-Statesman:
Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection campaign lauded education in Texas, with a May 15 video touting Blue Ribbon public schools, U.S. News ranking four Texas high schools among the top 50 STEM high schools, and the Texas public high school graduation rate.
“Governor @GregAbbott_TX has lead education to a brighter future,”Abbott’s campaign Twitter account @TexansforAbbott’s tweeted, “That’s why Texas’ public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall.”
Does Texas have a 90% high school graduation rate? State data supports the Abbott campaign’s statistic:
Read the full story at the Austin American-Statesman, and listen to an interview with PolitiFact’s Nusaiba Mizan in the audio player above.
Radio interview produced by Alexandra Hart
