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In this photo taken Dec. 15, 2016, Milo Hartsoe of Great Falls. Va., a senior at Landon School in Bethesda, Md. attends a recruitment event by the University of Toronto, in Washington. In the wake of the presidential election, more U.S. students are thinking about going to college in Canada. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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In this photo taken Dec. 15, 2016, Joseph Wong, Halbert Professor of Innovation Policy at the Munk School, and Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, speaks with attendees during a recruitment event by the University of Toronto, in Washington. In the wake of the presidential election, more U.S. students are thinking about going to college in Canada. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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ADVANCE FOR USE FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 2016, AND THEREAFTER- In this Dec. 19, 2016, photo, Ben Lomond High mentor Nora McCroby smiles while talk to junior Evelyn Morales at Ben Lomond High School in Ogden, Utah. (Briana Scroggins/Standard-Examiner via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR USE FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 2016, AND THEREAFTER- In this Dec. 19, 2016, photo, Ben Lomond High mentor Nora McCroby poses for a photo with junior Evelyn Morales at Ben Lomond High School in Ogden, Utah. (Briana Scroggins/Standard-Examiner via AP)
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Auburn center Austin Wiley shoots and scores against Georgia guard Juwan Parker during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Maryland's Destiny Slocum, right, and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough high-five after Maryland scored against Connecticut late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 in College Park, Md. Connecticut won 87-81. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Maryland's Kaila Charles, left and Connecticut's Katie Lou Samuelson chase the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Maryland's Brianna Fraser, left, and Connecticut's Crystal Dangerfield vie for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 in College Park, Md. Connecticut won 87-81. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Connecticut's Natalie Butler, center, pulls down a rebound against Maryland during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 in College Park, Md. Connecticut won 87-81. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Connecticut's Katie Lou Samuelson reacts after blocking a shot by Maryland during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 in College Park, Md. Connecticut won 87-81. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Maryland's Kaila Charles, right, shoots as Connecticut's Kia Nurse looks on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Graham T. Allison Jr., Douglas Dillon Professor of Government in the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Director of Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the JFK School of Government, poses with his book about the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer
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FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2016 file photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to reporters in Springfield, Ill. The temporary Illinois budget plan agreed to last summer expires with the new year. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the General Assembly have hardly talked about how to replace it. Elementary and high school funding was approved through June. And a large chunk of money gets spent because it's court-ordered or is automatically renewed annually. But money for state operations, human services, and higher education dries up. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2016 file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters in Springfield, Ill. The temporary Illinois budget plan agreed to last summer expires with the new year. Republican Gov. Rauner and Democrats who control the General Assembly have hardly talked about how to replace it. Elementary and high school funding was approved through June. And a large chunk of money gets spent because it's court-ordered or is automatically renewed annually. But money for state operations, human services, and higher education dries up. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman,File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015 file photo, Illinois Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, speaks to lawmakers at the State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. The temporary Illinois budget plan agreed to last summer expires with the new year. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the General Assembly have hardly talked about how to replace it. Elementary and high school funding was approved through June. And a large chunk of money gets spent because it's court-ordered or is automatically renewed annually. But money for state operations, human services, and higher education dries up. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman File)
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Education Innovation Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this Dec. 20, 2016 photo, Thunder Mountain High School Principal Dan Larson, left, poses for photos with Mitchell Henderson, one of the students from Juneau-Douglas High School that spent a lunch hour handing out candy canes to students at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau, Alaska. Students passed out candy canes as part of a kindness campaign spearheaded by the Juneau Police Department that officially kicks off with the New Year. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Kent State guard Desmond Ridenour (32) scores against Texas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Maryland forward L.G. Gill (10) gestures after he scored a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 photo, Stanley Ramos participates in Robert Franklin's class on faith and politics at Emory University in Atlanta. The course required students to volunteer with a political campaign, keep of journal of their experiences and turn in a final paper proposing strategies for healing the divided nation. (AP Photo/Rebecca Breyer)
