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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2017, AND THEREAFTER- In this March 10, 2017, photo, one of two new wash rooms that will soon open is pictured at East High School in Salt Lake City. The school is transforming two small locker rooms into laundry/shower rooms for the school's homeless students in hopes of helping them with basic necessities so they can focus on learning, KSL-Radio reported. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2017, AND THEREAFTER- In this March 10, 2017, photo, a wash rooms is shown at East High School in Salt Lake City. The school is transforming two small locker rooms into laundry/shower rooms for the school's homeless students in hopes of helping them with basic necessities so they can focus on learning, KSL-Radio reported. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP)
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This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Desmond Ricks. With help from law students, the man in prison since 1992 is making a remarkable claim. He said Detroit police framed him for a murder with bullets that didn't come from the victim. Ricks and the Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school are asking a judge to reopen the case. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP)
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In this March 8, 2017 photo, campaign posters representing a variety of candidates are displayed in a classroom at Niagara Falls High School in Niagara Falls, N.Y. With current events increasingly dominating classroom discussions, there's a debate among educators whether it's appropriate for teachers to weigh in with their own political views. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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In this March 8, 2017 photo, teacher Julie Conti, right, leads her government class at Niagara Falls High School through a lesson about political cartoons, examining the structure and intent of the cartoons but staying neutral on whether she agrees with the content, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. With current events increasingly dominating classroom discussions, there's a debate among educators whether it's appropriate for teachers to weigh in with their own political views. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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This March 8, 2017 photo shows the front page of a document explaining a certification exam known as the Academic Literacy Skills Test, designed to measure the reading and writing skills of aspiring teachers, in New York. New York state education officials are poised to scrap the test which critics say is racially biased, redundant and a poor predictor of who will succeed as teacher. But backers of the test say eliminating it could put weak teachers in classrooms. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike)
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Rebecca Haney, 16, works on math homework Jan. 11, 2017, in the Twin Falls motel room she shares with her mother, two siblings and three cats. Rebecca doesn't want her classmates to know about their living situation in Twin Falls, Idaho. (Drew Nash/The Times-News via AP)/The Times-News via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-FILE - In this Feb. 18, 1960 file photo, college students protesting the execution of Caryl Chessman stand on the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate Bridge during a protest march to San Quentin Prison. (AP Photo/File)
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Four Michigan high school students were suspended after demonstrating against a pro-immigration banner on campus by holding up their own handmade "Trump" and "Build the Wall" signs, which eventually led to a heated, yet nonviolent, argument among students. (WZZM)
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Student assistant coach Robbie Nowak was promoted to "honorary head coach" for Northwest College's win over Little Big Horn College on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 in Powell, Wyo. He's pictured with assistant coach Greg Bennett. (Chelsea Blake /The Cody Enterprise via AP)
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Robbie Nowak sits in the center of the huddle during Northwest College's game against Little Big Horn College on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 in Powell, Wyo. (Chelsea Blake /The Cody Enterprise via AP)
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John Sullivan, a social studies teacher at Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, faces disciplinary action after he told faculty members in an email that he wouldn't teach students who were in the U.S. illegally. (KITV)
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Illustration on addressing college debt by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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This photo provided by the Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office, Ga., shows Bo Dukes on Friday, March 3, 2017. Dukes was arrested in connection with the 2005 disappearance of Irwin County High School teacher Tara Grinstead. News organizations are challenging a judge's gag order in the case involving the slaying of Grinstead. (Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office/WMAZ via AP)
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An Indiana high school student is speaking out after the "Straight Pride" fliers the 16-year-old posted on campus were poorly received. (Dubois County Herald)
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Penn State's victory over Nebraska on Wednesday kicked off the first day of the Big Ten Tournament. The conference, made up of mostly Midwestern schools, is holding its tournament in the District this weekend for the first time. (Associated Press)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 13 - In this March 6, 2017 photo, Jack Dahl claps for his daughter Jaclyn after she received her diploma from DeSoto High School during a special ceremony at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Gundersen and DeSoto High School put together the graduation ceremony for Jack, who is not expected to live long enough to see his 18-year-old graduate on May 26. (Erik Daily/La Crosse Tribune via AP)
