Donald Trump: "We're spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four."

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Trump is off on claim that the United States spends the most on education As Donald Trump speechified his way through Iowa auditoriums and gyms to his No. 2 finish in the Republican caucuses, he made a lot of claims in a lot of places. Many of those reinforced a central theme: Professional politicians are failing and President Trump's business and personal savvy would be the antidote. His claim that the United States outspends other countries on K-12 education by a "factor of four" was part of that narrative. And it caught our attention. "We spend more money than anyone else any other country in the world by a lot," he went on to ... >> More

Source: Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump