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Celiah Aker works on her business and administrative services class at her desk at home, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in Medina, Ohio. Aker is in ninth grade and it is her fifth year at Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , an online school. As enrollment in online charter schools exploded in recent years, states have struggled to catch up with oversight to ensure that the students taking classes at home via computers get a real education and the "cyber schools" receive the proper amount of public funding. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Celiah Aker works on her business and administrative services class at her desk at home, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in Medina, Ohio. Aker is in ninth grade and it is her fifth year at Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), an online school. As enrollment in online charter schools exploded in recent years, states have struggled to catch up with oversight to ensure that the students taking classes at home via computers get a real education and the "cyber schools" receive the proper amount of public funding. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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This photo taken Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Enterprise, Ala., shows twins Brian and Alex Lawson, who both achieved perfect scores on the ACT college admissions test. The brothers arejuniors at Enterprise High School, and each plans a career in science and technology. (Jeremy Wise/Dothan Eagle via AP)
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In this Tuesday, May 16, 2017 photo, Dr. Trivia Frazier, a graduate of Dillard University, works in her lab in New Orleans. Frazier returns to her alma mater frequently to inspire the next generation. Dillard University in New Orleans graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Tuesday, May 16, 2017 photo, Dr. Trivia Frazier, a graduate of Dillard University, works in her lab in New Orleans. Frazier returns to her alma mater frequently to inspire the next generation. Dillard University in New Orleans graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Tuesday, May 16, 2017 photo, Dr. Trivia Frazier, a graduate of Dillard University, works in her lab in New Orleans. Dillard University in New Orleans graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, graduates react during a graduation ceremony at Dillard University in New Orleans. Dillard University graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Tuesday, May 16, 2017 photo, Dr. Trivia Frazier, a graduate of Dillard University, works in her lab in New Orleans. Frazier returns to her alma mater frequently to inspire the next generation. Dillard University in New Orleans graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, graduates hold up their hands during a commencement ceremony at Dillard University in New Orleans. Dillard University graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, actress Janelle Monae speaks during a graduation ceremony at Dillard University in New Orleans. Dillard University graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. The point was punctuated at Dillard’s recent commencement exercises, with a keynote address from Monae, a star of “Hidden Figures.” (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, Physics professor Abdallah Darwish watches a graduation ceremony at Dillard University in New Orleans. Dillard University graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. “I believe in women, especially minority women,” said Darwish, who arrived in 1998 and has built a multi-million dollar laser lab for research. “They are not less than anybody else. Just give them the chance and they will be the best. Give them what they need, and they will do.” (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, actress and singer Janelle Monae speaks during a graduation ceremony at Dillard University in New Orleans. Dillard University graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. The point was punctuated at Dillard’s recent commencement exercises, with a keynote address from Monae, one of the stars of “Hidden Figures.” (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, graduates react as they arrive before a commencement ceremony at Dillard University in New Orleans. Dillard University graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, actress and singer Janelle Monae arrives before a graduation ceremony at Dillard University in New Orleans. Dillard University graduates more physics majors - and, notably, more female physics majors - than far bigger schools with more resources. The point was punctuated at Dillard’s recent commencement exercises, with a keynote address from Monae, a star of “Hidden Figures.” (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In a May 19, 2017 photo, Mount Jordan Middle School students get lunch in their school's cafeteria in Sandy, Utah. Canyons School District administrators are proposing that the school board adopt a policy that takes a kinder, gentler approach to school nutrition service to children whose accounts are in arrears. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)/The Deseret News via AP)
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In a Friday, May 19, 2017 photo,Seventh-grader students eat lunch at Mount Jordan Middle School in Sandy, Utah. Canyons School District administrators are proposing that the school board adopt a policy that takes a kinder, gentler approach to school nutrition service to children whose accounts are in arrears. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)
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In a Friday, May 19, 2017 photo, Cara Hjorth, 6th-grader, right, inputs her student number to pay for lunch at Mount Jordan Middle School in Sandy, Utah. Canyons School District administrators are proposing that the school board adopt a policy that takes a kinder, gentler approach to school nutrition service to children whose accounts are in arrears. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)
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FILE - In this April 20, 2017 file photo, John Bouvier Kennedy "Jack" Schlossberg, Caroline Kennedy's son and former President John F. Kennedy's grandson, opens a panel discussion during the John F. Kennedy Centennial Symposium Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass. John F. Kennedy didn't make it even halfway to 100 - a milestone he might have celebrated May 29, 2017 - but the slain U.S. president's legacy is being lived out by his descendants. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
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FILE - In this April 20, 2017 file photo, Maria Shriver, niece of former President John F. Kennedy and former first lady of California, speaks during the John F. Kennedy Centennial Symposium at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass. John F. Kennedy didn't make it even halfway to 100 - a milestone he might have celebrated May 29, 2017 - but the slain U.S. president's legacy is being lived out by his descendants. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos fought back after letters to 77 colleges rejecting Upward Bound grant applications were declined because of spacing issues. (Associated Press)
