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In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 photo, Felix Alba, left, and Gage Brown trim the edges of a concrete sidewalk in front of a Habitat for Humanity house in Hastings, Neb. Alba and Brown are participants of Central Community College-Hastings' Concrete Finishing Workshop. Two construction instructors at Central Community College-Hastings approached the college's administration about hosting a week-long program to help build interest in this field. With the help of funds through the Community College Gap Assistance Program, the college was able to provide nearly $15,000 in grant money for eight students to take a week-long course. (Amy Roh/The Hastings Tribune via AP)
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In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 photo, workshop participant Kyle Martin, left, and CCC instructor Keith Dubas prepare to pour cement for a sidewalk in front of a Habitat for Humanity house in Hastings, Neb. Two construction instructors at Central Community College-Hastings approached the college's administration about hosting a week-long program to help build interest in this field. With the help of funds through the Community College Gap Assistance Program, the college was able to provide nearly $15,000 in grant money for eight students to take a week-long course. (Amy Roh/The Hastings Tribune via AP)
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In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 photo, Lauren Kolasa smooths wet cement being laid down for a sidewalk in front of a Habitat for Humanity house in Hastings, Neb. Two construction instructors at Central Community College-Hastings approached the college's administration about hosting a week-long program to help build interest in this field. With the help of funds through the Community College Gap Assistance Program, the college was able to provide nearly $15,000 in grant money for eight students to take a week-long course. (Amy Roh/The Hastings Tribune via AP)
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FILE- In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 file photo a student walks the campus of California State University, Sacramento, in Sacramento, Calif. Frustrated by the rising cost of college, Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers have floated a variety of plans to boost enrollment, restrain costs and hold University of California administrators accountable. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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FILE - In this photo taken Feb. 22, 2016, students study in the hallway of the Academic Surge building at the University of California, Davis in Davis, Calif. Frustrated by the rising cost of college, Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers have floated a variety of plans to boost enrollment, restrain costs and hold University of California administrators accountable. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2016 file photo a message adorns a students mortarboard during graduation ceremonies from California State University, Sacramento, in Sacramento, Calif. Frustrated by the rising cost of college, Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers have floated a variety of plans to boost enrollment, restrain costs and hold University of California administrators accountable. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, photo, the inside of the David and Gladys Wright House in Phoenix, Ariz., is shown. Owner Zach Rawling announced that he is donating the house to the School of Architecture at Taliesin, formerly known as the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. The announcement came on the famed architect's 150th birthday and the school will use the house to teach students. (AP Photo/Astrid Galvan)
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In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, Aaron Betsky, the dean of School of Architecture at Taliesin, formerly known as the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, talks about the significance of the donation of the David and Gladys Wright House in Phoenix, Ariz., festooned with balloons in the background. Frank Lloyd Wright founded the school in 1932, starting it off as an apprenticeship program. The house is considered one of Wright's later masterpieces. (AP Photo/Astrid Galvan)
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In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, photo the David and Gladys Wright House in Phoenix, Ariz., is shown covered with balloons. Owner Zach Rawling announced that he is donating the house to the School of Architecture at Taliesin, formerly known as the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. The announcement came on the famed architect's 150th birthday and the school will use the house to teach students. (AP Photo/Astrid Galvan)
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In this Monday, June 5, 2017 photo, Elese Washines, assistant professor at Heritage University and Higher education program manager for the Yakama Nation, performs a hooding ceremony honoring Russell Jim, longtime manager of the Yakama Nation's Environmental Restoration and Environmental Cleanup program, for his influence in Hanford cleanup efforts during a ceremony at Heritage University in Toppenish, Wash. (Shawn Gust/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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Hillary Clinton receives her honorary degree from Medgar Evers College presented by James B. Milliken, Chancellor of The City University of New York, at Barclay's Center, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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An Indiana student from Crown Point High School was ordered by the school's principal not to wear Marine dress blues to its 2017 graduation ceremony. Jacob Dalton Stanley graduated in December, went to boot camp, and then returned to walk with his classmates on June 6, 2017. (Image: Marines.com)
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FILE - This Monday, May 4, 2015, file photo New Mexico Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera discusses the results of teacher evaluations during an interview in Albuquerque N.M. New Mexico Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera is stepping down after seven years on the job. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
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Deborah Ballard-Reisch, a tenured communications professor at Wichita State University, has chosen to retire in protest of the school's new weapons policy allowing students to carry concealed guns on campus. (KWCH 12)
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In this Feb. 3, 2016, file photo, Adnan Syed enters Courthouse East in Baltimore prior to a hearing in Baltimore. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun via AP) ** FILE **
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In this Friday, june 2, 2017 photo, Alanna DeLuca , 4, in the "Ready-K" carries items on her head after going to the locker, at St. Ursula School in Hampton Township, Pa. The school is closing and being consolidated. (Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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In this Friday, June 2, 2017 photo, Friar Larry Adams organizes the student body and staff for a group photo on the steps of St. Ursula Church on the last day of school for St. Ursula School, in Hampton Township, Pa. The school is closing and being consolidated. (Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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In this Friday, June 2, 2017 photo, members of Christopher Brewer's Choir kneel in the choir loft of St. Ursula Church during Mass on the last day of school for St. Ursula School, in Hampton Township, Pa. The school is closing and being consolidated. (Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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In this June 2, 2017 photo, Diann Ranallo, first grade teacher at St. Ursula School, tears up as several students made a presentation at the awards ceremony, after Mass, on the last day of school for St. Ursula School, in Hampton Township, Pa. Ranallo was retiring. The school is closing and being consolidated. (Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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In this June 1, 2017, photo Israa Enan wears a stylish hijab during an interview at Deering High School in Portland, Maine. Enan, who recently graduated, admitted she shied away from going out for high school sports teams because of the embarrassment she would have felt if her stylish scarf fell off during competition. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
