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Children hold signs protesting an anti-sanctuary bill outside the House Education Committee meeting at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. The panel rejected an effort to cut off state funding to colleges and universities that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities. No state colleges have such a policy, but Republican Rep. Brandt Smith said he was trying to be proactive. Opponents said it could lead to profiling some students. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)
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In this image from Senate Television, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington, Feb. 6, 2017, about the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Education Secretary. The Senate will be in session around the clock this week as Republicans aim to confirm more of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks over Democratic opposition. (Senate TV via AP)
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A group at the University of Central Florida teaches a self-defense class that excludes Republicans. Members are prepared for ways to "bash" alleged fascists. (Facebook, Knights for Socialism)
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Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, to be ready to cast the tie-breaking vote for Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, file photo, South Dakota coach Bob Nielson watches the scoreboard during the second half of an NCAA college football game against New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M. Two years ago, the NCAA passed a proposal that encouraged college football to embrace technology by putting tablet computers on sidelines and cameras in helmets. "From a college standpoint, in terms of comparing what the NFL is doing and even what some of the high schools are doing, we're just not doing anything with regard to technology on the sideline or in the press box," said Nielson, chairman of the football rules committee. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)
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In this 2008 photo provided by Whitman College, U.S. District Judge James Robart, left, talks with students at the college in Walla Walla, Wash. Robart ruled Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in federal court in Seattle to suspend President Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban. (Greg Lehman/Whitman College via AP)
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In this 2009 photo provided by Whitman College, U.S. District Judge James Robart poses for a photo in Walla Walla, Wash. Robart ruled Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in federal court in Seattle to suspend President Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban. (Greg Lehman/Whitman College via AP)
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In this 2008 photo provided by Whitman College, U.S. District Judge James Robart, right, talks with students at the college in Walla Walla, Wash. Robart ruled Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in federal court in Seattle to suspend President Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban. (Greg Lehman/Whitman College via AP)
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A sign posted at Savoy Elementary School warns parents about pest problems, but the school remains open. (Deborah Simmons/The Washington Times)
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Snow covers trees at Silver Ridge Elementary School in Silverdale, Wash., on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. A snowstorm that blanketed Seattle and western Washington state into Monday morning prompted widespread school closures, flight cancellations and power outages for more than 75,000 electrical utility customers, officials said. (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP)
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Tom Hanks accidentally outed his high school drama teacher Best Actor winner Tom Hanks gives an emotional speech at the 66th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 21, 1994. Hanks won for his role in the movie "Philadelphia." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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In a Jan. 30, 2017 photo, at North Coast Flight School chief flight instructor Jon Scott, 42, left, and Edinboro University student Brandon Morton, 19, conduct a pre-flight inspection in Millcreek Township, Pa. Morton, from Guys Mills, is enrolled in the school's Associate of Applied Science in Aeronautical Science program and hopes to become a commercial pilot when fully trained. (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP)
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In a Jan. 30, 2017 photo, North Coast Flight School, Edinboro University student Bryan Plucknett, 19, left, and chief flight instructor Jon Scott use a flight simulator in Millcreek Township, Pa. Plucknett, from Springfield Township, is enrolled in the school's Associate of Applied Science in Aeronautical Science program and hopes to become a commercial pilot when his training is complete. Former commercial pilot Scott, 42, said the red light used in the cockpit helps prevent excessive eye strain when flying. (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP)
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, photo, Brooklyn College students walk between classes on campus, in New York. The students say a proposal to make college tuition-free for middle-class students at New York public universities would provide welcome financial help, but note that free tuition doesn't mean free college because of the expense of things like room and board and books. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2016 file photo, runners make their way along a sidewalk on the campus of Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. The college has created a refugee scholarship in response to President Donald Trump's January 2017 order on immigration and refugees and is calling on other colleges to do the same. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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In this Jan. 27, 2017 photo, Buffalo State College students Nigel Peters, left, Olivia Harbol, center, and Avery Edwards leave the student union on the Buffalo, N.Y., campus. The students say a proposal to make college tuition-free for middle-class students at New York public universities would provide welcome financial help, but note that free tuition doesn't mean free college because of the expense of things like room and board and books. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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In this Jan. 27, 2017 photo, a student crosses the street on the Buffalo State College campus in Buffalo, N.Y. They don't mean to sound ungrateful, but New York public college students who would stand to gain from the nation's most ambitious free-tuition proposal are quick to point out a sobering reality from their own meager finances: Free tuition doesn't mean free college. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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In this Jan. 27, 2017 photo, a student goes about his day on the Buffalo State College campus in Buffalo, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed making the public college and others in the State University of New York and City University of New York system tuition-free for full-time students from New York families earning $125,000 or less. The state would pay the difference between financial aid and tuition. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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In this Wednesday Feb. 1, 2017, photo, Brooklyn College students walk between classes on campus in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed making the public college and others in the State University of New York and City University of New York system tuition-free for full-time students from New York families earning $125,000 or less. The state would pay the difference between financial aid and tuition. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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In this Wednesday Feb. 1, 2017, photo, Brooklyn College students walk between classes on campus in New York. The students say a proposal to make college tuition-free for middle-class students at New York public universities would provide welcome financial help, but note that free tuition doesn't mean free college because of the expense of things like room and board and books. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
