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FILE- In this Jan. 21, 2017, file photo, demonstrators take part in the Women's March in London the day after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Signs from the women's marches around the world are being saved as cultural treasures by museums, libraries and colleges. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)
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In this Jan. 13, 2017 photo, Victoria Li, campus director of Ivy Bilingual School, tidies up a classroom before an interview in Beijing. There is no quick fix to the Chinese capital’s dirty skies, so Beijing residents are finding ways to cope with and adapt to the air pollution. The school invites mask makers to come in and cut open masks to demonstrate which ones have extra layers and are better for their health. The children can even educate their parents on the masks and how to fit them, said Li. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Illustration on the success of D.C. school choice by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Illustration on statistics and the women's vote in 2016 by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Jeff Laszloffy of the Montana Family Foundation speaks to crowd of students and lawmakers gathered for a school choice rally in Helena, Mont., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Laszloffy and other advocates say they are determined to make charter schools and other school choice programs part of Montana's education system (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
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Carolyn Edwards, District F trustee with the Clark County School District speaks during a legislative panel meeting to discuss reorganization plans for the Clark County School District at the Sawyer Building in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
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FILE - This Jan. 21, 2017 file photo shows part of the roof of Johnson Hall pulled up by the morning tornado that ravaged William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Miss. The university heavily damaged by a tornado is taking more steps toward recovery. William Carey University wants students to return to campus Wednesday, Jan. 25 through Friday to retrieve personal belongings and cars. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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FILE - This Jan. 21, 2017 file photo shows the damaged blinds in the windows of William Carey University's School of Business after a tornado touched down in Hattiesburg, Miss. The university heavily damaged by a tornado is taking more steps toward recovery. William Carey University wants students to return to campus Wednesday, Jan. 25 through Friday to retrieve personal belongings and cars. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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FILE - This Jan. 21, 2017 file photo shows damage to the front of The William Carey University's School of Business after a tornado touched down in Hattiesburg, Miss. The university heavily damaged by a tornado is taking more steps toward recovery. William Carey University wants students to return to campus Wednesday, Jan. 25 through Friday to retrieve personal belongings and cars. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Officials listen to students and UC employees' testimony during a UC regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Iman Siddiqi, center, a political science student at UC Irvine, makes her case against tuition hikes during a UC regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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University of California employees, who are also members of the Teamsters Local 210, shout in protest against cuts in their benefits during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Davina Edwards, left, an employee with University of California Office of the President, makes her case for a pay raise during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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University of California employees, who are also members of the Teamsters Local 210, shout in protest against cuts in their benefits and tuition hikes outside of a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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University of California President Janet Napolitano, left, talks with regent Monica Lozano during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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University of California President Janet Napolitano applauds during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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University of California President Janet Napolitano speaks during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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FILE - In this April 29, 2016 file photo, University of California President Janet Napolitano speaks at Shasta College in Redding, Calif. The University of California's governing board opens a two-day meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side effects from cancer treatment. (Greg Barnette/The Record Searchlight via AP, File)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting of the council of trustees of the Moscow State University (MGU) in Moscow on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. On Jan. 25 Russia marks Students' Day. (Alexei Nikolsky/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **
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ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF JAN. 28-29 AND THEREAFTERIn a Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Chris Padesky, a teacher at Spring Creek Elementary School in Laramie, teaches a lesson. For students in the Albany County School District No. 1 GATE, or Gifted and Talented Education program, each day is an opportunity for growth and discovery. (Shannon Broderick/Laramie Daily Boomerang via AP)
