Education

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In this Feb. 1, 2017 photo, Students work inside the Erie Institute of Technology auto body technician lab in Erie, Pa. The institute calls the building an auto body technician lab, but it looks, sounds, smells and feels more like a garage. The school sees this building, outfitted with a lift, paint booth and frame-straightening machine, as a place where students can take the first steps toward a new career. (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP)

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Protesters physically blocked newly confirmed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a Washington, D.C., public school Friday morning. (WJLA)

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Rutherford County Schools in Tennessee has banned substitute teacher David Colin from overseeing classrooms after social media posts attributed to him claimed "the only good trump [sic] supporter is a dead trump [sic] supporter." (WTVF-5 CBS Nashville screenshot)

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Protesters gather outside Jefferson Middle School in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos paid her first visit as education secretary in a bid to mend fences with educators after a bruising confirmation battle. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

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Protesters, including Ari Schwartz, center, gather outside Jefferson Middle School in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos paid her first visit as education secretary in a bid to mend fences with educators after a bruising confirmation battle. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova) /// -----Original Message----- From: Danilova, Maria Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 11:15 AM To: waspi@ap.org Subject: Devos Protest DQoNCg0KU2VudCBmcm9tIG15IGlQaG9uZQ==

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Jennifer Ibrahim participates in a demonstration outside Jefferson Middle School in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos paid her first visit as education secretary in a bid to mend fences with educators after a bruising confirmation battle. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

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Iranian school girls flash the victory sign during an annual rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, which toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Iranian school girls attend an annual rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, which toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) ** FILE **

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Demonstrators chant and wave signs as they march beside University Blvd. at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to support an open campus and oppose the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)

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Nigerian doctoral student Matthew Odebiyi speaks to a gathering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to support an open campus and oppose the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)

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In this Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to the Major County Sheriffs' Association and Major Cities Chiefs Association, in Washington.Trump says it doesn’t take a lawyer to see that his order banning visitors from seven Muslim-majority nations is a “common sense” move to protect the U.S. from terrorists. He says even a bad high school student could figure that out. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Allie Morgan, a University of Colorado graduate student, is among dozens of people at a travel ban protest at the University of Colorado in Boulder on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. ( Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)

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Genan Harissa, a third-year engineering student at the University of Michigan, says her friend witnessed a man urinating on a Muslim prayer rug inside a campus reflection room Sunday afternoon. (WXYZ)

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Administrators at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Minnesota are investigating a video circulating on social media that shows students chanting "build that wall" aboard a school-owned bus. (KSTP)

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker greets attendees in the Assembly Chamber, including State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, left, prior to delivering his state budget address at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Walker, a conservative Republican, put forward a surprisingly liberal budget Wednesday that includes a huge boost in funding for schools, sizable tuition cuts for college students and increased tax breaks for the working poor. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)