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Students walk between classes at Brooklyn College in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 5, 2017- In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 photo, Silina Branson, graduation coach at Thomas Jefferson High School, at right in middle row, works with students as they work on homework inside her office in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Graduation coaches like Branson work to promote and improve attendance to ultimately reduce the dropout rates and increase graduation rates in the Council Bluffs Community School District. The students in her office are, from left in front row, seniors Morgan Barth and Zach Elhindi, from left in middle row, seniors Ashley Phillips and Jennica Jay, from left in back row, freshman Kelsey Briggs and senior Marcellus Smith. (Joe Shearer /The Daily Nonpareil via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 5, 2017- In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, Silina Branson, graduation coach at Thomas Jefferson High School, right, works with senior Marcellus Smith as he works on homework inside her office in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Graduation coaches like Branson work to promote and improve attendance to ultimately reduce the dropout rates and increase graduation rates in the Council Bluffs Community School District. (Joe Shearer /The Daily Nonpareil via AP)
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In this June 21, 2008, file photo provided by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, a whitetip shark swims off Cat Island in the Bahamas. (Neil Hammerschlag/University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science via AP) ** FILE **
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Boston College guard Jerome Robinson (1) can not get his hand on the ball as Louisville forward Deng Adel (22) drives past toward the hoop during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Boston. Louisville defeated Boston College 90-67. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Louisville forward Deng Adel (22) splits the Boston College defense as he takes the ball to the hoop during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Louisville head coach Rick Pitino discusses a call with a referee during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game against Boston College Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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South Carolina students cheer on their team before tip off of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
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Maryland forward Michal Cekovsky (15) dunks against Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan (50) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Purdue center Isaac Haas (44) shoots against Maryland forward Damonte Dodd (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 2017 - In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 photo, crossing guard Katrina Deans works in the school zone outside Fremont Elementary School in Colorado Springs, Colo., School District 11. (Mark Reis /The Gazette via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 2017 - In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 photo, crossing guard Katrina Deans helps a student cross the road at Fremont Elementary School in Colorado Springs, Colo., School District 11. (Mark Reis /The Gazette via AP)
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FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. MST.- In a Jan. 30, 2017 photo, a small group of students from different disciplines work together in one of many bright, changeable spaces at the University of Idaho's new Integrated Research and Innovation Center (IRIC), designed to promote creative group work. (Barry Kough /Lewiston Tribune via AP)
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 photo, St. Bernard Catholic teacher Helen Payton instructs her seventh and eighth grade algebra class in Omaha, Neb.(Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 photo, Helen Payton teaches her seventh and eighth grade algebra class, including students, from left, Makenna Anderson, Livia Ziskey, Jesse Wood, and Jackson Herbert in Omaha, Neb. (Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
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This Nov. 17, 2015 photo provided by CSU-Bakersfield, CS-Bakersfield takes on Idaho in an NCAA college basketball game at the Icardo Center in Bakersfield, Calif. College basketball floors once had simple designs, the only flair usually the addition of color in the lane or at midcourt. Court designs have taken a creative twist over the past few years with schools adding elaborate detail. (CSU-Bakersfield via AP)
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In this March 1, 2014 photo, Memphis takes on Louisville during an NCAA college basketball game at the FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn. College basketball floors once had simple designs, the only flair usually the addition of color in the lane or at midcourt. Court designs have taken a creative twist over the past few years with schools adding elaborate detail. (Joe Murphy/University of Memphis via AP)
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In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, photo provided by Northern Kentucky University, North Kentucky gets set to taken on Oakland (Mich.) in an NCAA college basketball game at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Ky. College basketball floors once had simple designs, the only flair usually the addition of color in the lane or at midcourt. Court designs have taken a creative twist over the past few years with schools adding elaborate detail. (Tim Sofranko/Northern Kentucky University via AP)
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In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 photo provided by Oakland University, fans watch the first half of an NCAA basketball game between Oakland University and the University of Detroit Mercy at the Athletics Center O'rena in Rochester, Mich. College basketball floors once had simple designs, the only flair usually the addition of color in the lane or at midcourt. Court designs have taken a creative twist over the past few years with schools adding elaborate detail, like Oakland's blacktop design. (Jose Juarez/Oakland University via AP0
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In this undated photo provided by the University of Oregon, Oregon takes on Oregon State in an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore.College basketball floors once had simple designs, the only flair usually the addition of color in the lane or at midcourt. Court designs have taken a creative twist over the past few years with schools adding elaborate detail. (Eric Evans/University of Oregon via AP)
