After being criticized by Statehouse Democrats over education proposals, Iowa Republican leaders touted their commitment to funding K-12 education in a guest column earlier this month in The Gazette.

The column was written by Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley and Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver.

The governor and Republican Statehouse leaders have faced criticism in recent weeks over “school choice” bills that would drive fewer taxpayer dollars to public schools. (The Fact Checker team looked into this earlier.)

There are a number of claims Reynolds, Grassley and Whitver made about their K-12 budgets, and about Democrats’ education spending more than a decade ago.

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