Education

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A person walks in front of McDonough Hall at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Conn., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, announcing that undergraduates studying business management and accounting will be able to qualify for a fifth-year master’s degree with no additional tuition. (AP Photo/Dave Collins)

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A person walks in front of McDonough Hall at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Conn., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, announcing that undergraduates studying business management and accounting will be able to qualify for a fifth-year master’s degree with no additional tuition. (AP Photo/Dave Collins)

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In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Retired attorney Ted Utchen encourages his passion for strong and effective communications after passing out dictionaries he donated to students at Park View Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, Ill. Utchen began his crusade against bad grammar roughly 14 years ago, and since then his quest really hasn't changed. "The Dictionary Man" brings little shtick to the vocabulary lesson he repeats every year for students in schools across DuPage County. (Daniel White/Daily Herald, via AP)

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In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, third grade students at Park View Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, Ill., leaf through their dictionaries donated by retired attorney Ted Utchen. Utchen began his crusade against bad grammar roughly 14 years ago, and since then his quest really hasn't changed. "The Dictionary Man" brings little shtick to the vocabulary lesson he repeats every year for students in schools across DuPage County. (Daniel White/Daily Herald, via AP)

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In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Retired attorney Ted Utchen, who passed out dictionaries he donated to students at Park View Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, Ill., tells third grade students about other useful information information contained in dictionaries. Utchen began his crusade against bad grammar roughly 14 years ago, and since then his quest really hasn't changed. "The Dictionary Man" brings little shtick to the vocabulary lesson he repeats every year for students in schools across DuPage County. (Daniel White/Daily Herald, via AP)

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In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Erin Egan, a third grade student listens to retired attorney Ted Utchen who donated dictionaries to students at Park View Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, Ill. Utchen began his crusade against bad grammar roughly 14 years ago, and since then his quest really hasn't changed. "The Dictionary Man" brings little shtick to the vocabulary lesson he repeats every year for students in schools across DuPage County.(Daniel White/Daily Herald, via AP)

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In this Jan. 4, 2017 photo, George Radashaw sits at the controls of a Cessna airplane simulator at West Michigan Aviation Academy in Grand Rapids, Mich. The charter high school at Gerald R. Ford International Airport was founded by Dick DeVos, a pilot and husband of Betsy DeVos, who is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be head of the U.S. Education Department. Betsy DeVos played a key role in encouraging her husband to set up a Western Michigan charter school, an education philosophy likely to continue if she’s confirmed by the Senate as education secretary. DeVos faces a Senate panel considering her nomination on Jan. 11. (AP Photo/Ed White)

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In this Jan. 4, 2017, photo, students gather between classes at West Michigan Aviation Academy in Grand Rapids, Mich. The charter high school at Gerald R. Ford International Airport was founded by Dick DeVos, a pilot and husband of Betsy DeVos, who is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Education Department Secretary. Betsy DeVos played a key role in encouraging her husband to set up a Western Michigan charter school, an education philosophy likely to continue if she’s confirmed by the Senate as education secretary. DeVos faces a Senate panel considering her nomination on Jan. 11. (AP Photo/Ed White)

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Member of the bipartisan Education Funding Task Force listen to public testimony on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Olympia, Wash. Lawmakers returned to the Capitol for a 105-day legislative session, tasked with the final piece of an education funding puzzle they have spent years trying to solve. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

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Baylor head football coach Matt Rhule, center, stands with students watching the team's NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 61-57. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)

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Duke's Amile Jefferson (21) leaves the bench after injuring his foot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Boston College in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. Duke defeated Boston College 93-82. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

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Duke's Grayson Allen (3) handles the ball as Boston College's Ky Bowman (0) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. Duke defeated Boston College 93-82. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

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Duke's acting head coach Jeff Capel, left, and assistant coach Jon Scheyer, right, shout to their team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Boston College in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. Duke defeated Boston College 93-82. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 8 - In this Wednesday, Dec 28, 2016 photo, the sun sets behind a wind turbine built south of the Central Community College-Hastings campus in Hastings, Neb.. The turbine is a partnership with Bluestem Energy Solutions, Hastings Utilities and Central Community College-Hastings. CCC hopes to add a wind energy program to the curriculum by the fall of 2017. (Amy Roh/The Hastings Tribune via AP)

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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. CST.- A wind turbine pictured here on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 was built south of the Central Community College-Hastings campus as a partnership with Bluestem Energy Solutions, Hastings Utilities and CCC. CCC hopes to add a wind energy program to the curriculum by the fall of 2017. (Amy Roh/The Hastings Tribune via AP)