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Harvard University researchers Emily Sneff and Danielle Allen discuss a parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence found in England. (Jason Tidd/The Washington Times)
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In this Feb. 26, 2015, file photo, students walk on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles. The University of California says it has offered admission to nearly 70,000 California undergraduates, a slight dip from last year's historic high. Preliminary figures released Thursday, July 6, 2017, show that a total of 106,011 students, including nonresidents, were accepted as freshmen to one of the public system's nine undergraduate campuses. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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FILE - In this April 21, 2017, file photo, students walk past Sather Gate on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. The University of California says it has offered admission to nearly 70,000 California undergraduates, a slight dip from last year's historic high. Preliminary figures released Thursday, July 6, 2017, show that a total of 106,011 students, including nonresidents, were accepted as freshmen to one of the public system's nine undergraduate campuses. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
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In this June 13, 2017 photo, Karim Motani, a junior at theUH, takes a group photo of University of Houston incoming students participating in an orientation in Houston. International applications to public universities in Texas have dropped by at least 10,000 over the past year, and some school officials cite President Donald Trump as a cause. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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In this June 13, 2017 photo, University of Houston incoming students listen to their guide while touring the campus as part of an orientation in Houston. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP) **FILE**
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The political leanings at major universities clearly favor Democratic presidential hopefuls. Nearly 99% of contributions from employees at "Big 10" universities go to Democrats, according to an analysis by College Fix. (Associated Press, file)
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FILE - In this June 13, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, accompanied by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, waves to members of the media as he takes a tour of Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, Wis. Democratic attorneys general in 18 states and the District of Columbia are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuses by for-profit colleges. The lawsuit was filed Thursday, July 6, 2017, in federal court in Washington and demands implementation of borrower defense to repayment rules. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget. Democratic attorneys general in 18 states and the District of Columbia are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuses by for-profit colleges. The lawsuit was filed Thursday, July 6, 2017, in federal court in Washington and demands implementation of borrower defense to repayment rules. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 photo, Cafeteria worker Paula Herrera, left, supervises as second grade student Dylan Casias punches in his student identification number to deduct a meal payment at Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe, N.M. All students are offered the same lunch at Gonzales and other Santa Fe public schools to avoid any chance of embarrassing students whose parents may have fallen behind on meal payments. New Mexico in April became the first state to outlaw the shaming of children for any unpaid meals. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 photo, third grade student Lucas Jameson taps in his student identification number to deduct a meal payment at Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe, N.M. All students are offered the same lunch at Gonzales and other Santa Fe public schools to avoid any chance of embarrassing students whose parents may have fallen behind on meal payments. New Mexico in April became the first state to outlaw the shaming of children for any unpaid meals. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 photo, second grade students Angelina Lopez, left, and Nasim Hamdouni, right, enter a student account code to track lunch purchases at Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe, N.M. All students are offered the same lunch at Gonzales and other Santa Fe public schools to avoid any chance of embarrassing students whose parents may have fallen behind on meal payments. New Mexico in April became the first state to outlaw the shaming of children for any unpaid meals. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 photo, third grader Elliana Vigil punches in his student identification meal to pay for a meal at Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe, N.M. All students are offered the same lunch at Gonzales and other Santa Fe public schools to avoid any chance of embarrassing students whose parents may have fallen behind on meal payments. New Mexico in April became the first state to outlaw the shaming of children for any unpaid meals. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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In this Wednesday, May 17, 2017, file photo, graduating students fill the Columbia University campus during a graduation ceremony in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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A copy of the Declaration of Independence
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Lakeland University MBA student Patrick Tembwe scoops a fish out of a tank at Lake Orchard Aquaponics Thursday, June 29, 2017 in the Town of Mosel near Haven, Wis. (Gary C. Klein /The Post-Crescent via AP)
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This Monday, June 26, 2017 photo shows an entrance of the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, about 25 kilometers, 15 miles, north of Berlin, Germany. The Bauhaus World Heritage is to be extended to include the Houses with Balcony Access on the Dessau-Toerten housing estate and the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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This Monday, June 26, 2017 photo shows a view at the dinning hall of the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, about 25 kilometers, 15 miles, north of Berlin, Germany. The Bauhaus World Heritage is to be extended to include the Houses with Balcony Access on the Dessau-Toerten housing estate and the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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This Monday, June 26, 2017 photo shows a part of the facade of a dormitory of the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, about 25 kilometers, 15 miles, north of Berlin, Germany. The Bauhaus World Heritage is to be extended to include the Houses with Balcony Access on the Dessau-Toerten housing estate and the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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This Monday, June 26, 2017 photo shows the sports hall of the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, about 25 kilometers, 15 miles, north of Berlin. The Bauhaus World Heritage is to be extended to include the Houses with Balcony Access on the Dessau-Toerten housing estate and the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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This Monday, June 26, 2017 photo shows dormitories of the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, about 25 kilometers, 15 miles, north of Berlin. The Bauhaus World Heritage is to be extended to include the Houses with Balcony Access on the Dessau-Toerten housing estate and the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
