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27 October
6:48 pm

Our public education system, even as recently as twenty eighteen, was number five. We're now in the bottom half and losing to Nebraska.

Plausible

Rob Sand, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

6:48 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific ranking claim about Iowa's public education system dropping from 5th to the bottom half, verifiable against education rankings data.
What we foundIowa ranked 5th for education in U.S. News's 2018 Best States list and ranks 27th for education in the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which is in the bottom half. The comparison with Nebraska could not be confirmed.
CorrectedCorrection: Originally rated Overstated. Rating changed to Plausible following post-debate review: Iowa's 5th-place education ranking in 2018 and its 27th place now, which is in the bottom half, are both confirmed; the comparison with Nebraska could not be confirmed. The summary was rewritten to match.
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