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Arizona state Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff, speaks on the House floor at the Arizona Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Phoenix. Thorpe proposed House Bill 2119, which will not get a committee hearing, as the bill was set to penalize colleges and universities that teach "ethnic studies" classes, and targets these Arizona schools from granting in-state tuition to immigrants granted deferred deportation under an Obama Administration policy. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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FILE - This July 7, 2011 file photo shows signs at the head of the Wapiti Trail in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., warning away visitors after a bear earlier mauled a man to death a mile and a half up the trail. Kids in remote schools in grizzly bear territory might need protection from the animals, so Donald Trump's choice to run the education department, Betsy DeVos, thinks it could be appropriate for teachers and administrators there to carry guns. Grizzlies in growing numbers roam a wide area around a tiny elementary school in Wapiti, Wyo., which has a tall fence to keep the carnivores off the playground. (AP Photo/Matt Volz, File)

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FILE - This July 6, 2011, file photo shows a grizzly bear roaming near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Kids in remote schools in grizzly bear territory might need protection from the animals, so Donald Trump's choice to run the education department, Betsy DeVos, thinks it could be appropriate for teachers and administrators there to carry guns.(AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)

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Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Rebecca Rhett, a kindergarten teacher at Overbrook Elementary in West Virginia, found out she may be out of a job after the Kanawha County School District announced layoffs by having teachers draw numbers from a hat. (WSAZ)

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From left, Montana state Sen. Keith Regier, Rep. Dave Fern and House Speaker Austin Knudsen listen to a delegation of Orthodox Jewish rabbis from the U.S. and Canada Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Helena, Mont. The rabbis say they plan to counter white supremacist threats against the Jewish community in Whitefish, Mont., by sending students to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp and by sending the first five books of the Torah to every Jewish family in the state. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)

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Students line the driveway with banners and flags during a send-off for the marching band at Palmetto Ridge High School on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. The band will march in the inauguration parade for President-elect Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on January 20. (Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News via AP)

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In this image from video, provided by Harvard University, a robotic sleeve designed to encase a diseased heart and gently squeeze it to help it better pump blood. Researchers at Harvard and Boston Children’s Hospital developed the experimental device in hopes of improving treatment of heart failure, when the heart becomes too weak to pump. (Ellen Roche/Science Translational Medicine via AP)

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In this photo provided by Harvard University, a pig’s heart encased in a robotic sleeve designed to gently squeeze a diseased heart so it better pumps blood. Researchers at Harvard and Boston Children’s Hospital developed the experimental device in hopes of improving treatment of heart failure, when the heart becomes too weak to pump. (Ellen Rouche/Harvard University via AP)

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Hundreds of Rutgers University students block College Ave., in New Brunswick, N.J., as they march to protest some of President elect Donald Trump's policies and to ask school officials to denounce some of his plans at Rutgers University Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in New Brunswick, N.J. College students at campuses around the United States say they are planning rallies and walkouts to call on school administrators to protect students and employees against immigration proceedings under Donald Trump's presidency. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Texas A&M guard J.C. Hampton (5) gets a shot past Arkansas guard Dusty Hannahs (3) during an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)

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Arkansas forward Moses Kingsley (33) puts up a shot during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)

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Arkansas guard Manuale Watkins (21) brings down a rebound during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)

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Texas A&M forward D.J. Hogg (1) puts a shot up over Arkansas forward Moses Kingsley (33) and guard Anton Beard (31) during an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)

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Texas A&M forward Robert Williams (44) dunks during an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)

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Arkansas basketball coach Mike Anderson reacts to a call during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)

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Texas A&M forward D.J. Hogg (1) charges the basket during an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)

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Texas A&M guard J.C. Hampton (5) charges downcourt during an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)

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Texas A&M forward D.J. Hogg (1) attempts to hold on to a fumbled pass during an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (Timothy Hurst/College Station Eagle via AP)