Education

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Tennessee has reportedly reversed a controversial decision to replace the terms "mother" and "father" with "parent 1" and "parent 2" on official parenting documents. (www.tsc.state.tn.us)

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In this April 26, 2015, photo, 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, one of the 20 female soldiers, who is among the 400 students who qualified to start Ranger School, tackles the Darby Queen obstacle course. (Robin Trimarchi/Ledger-Enquirer via AP)

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Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during an education summit in Londonderry, N.H. on Aug. 19, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma)

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Senate Oath

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Hillary Rodham Clinton's ties to Wall Street came back to haunt her Thursday as she used Twitter to promote her $350 billion college-affordability proposal, which promised debt-free tuition at public schools. The campaign asked supporters to post up to three emojis to describe how they felt about Mrs. Clinton's plan, but the solicitation sparked some sarcastic feedback. (Associated Press)

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In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, computers are set up and ready to be used in a portable classroom in Archer City, Texas, that will be used temporarily while the demolition of the old Archer City High School is done to make way for a new school building. (Christopher Walker/Times Record News via AP) ** FILE **

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Zimbabwean authorities have asked millions of unemployed citizens with college degrees to register as part of president Robert Mugabe's plan to export educated workers. (Associated Press)

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In this May 5, 2015, file photo, a statue of Jefferson Davis is seen on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas. The president of the University of Texas has ordered removing the statue of Davis from the center of campus, but statues of other Confederate figures will stay. The Davis statue has been targeted by vandals and had come under increasing criticism. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)

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Illustration on the expense of student loans by Paul Tong/Tribune Content Agency

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National Edition News cover for August 11, 2015 - Clinton cracks down after college cash-in: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the Yale University commencement in New Haven, Conn. Monday, May 25, 2009. Clinton is a Yale Law School graduate and met Bill Clinton there in 1970. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)

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School day: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton announces her college affordability plan, which would crack down on for-profits that engage in deceptive practices. (Associated Press)

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton answers reporters questions about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after announcing her college affordability plan at the high school in Exeter, N.H., on Aug. 10, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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In this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 photo, student James Barragan, left, and other students raise their hands during lunch in the cafeteria at Hendron-Lone Oak Elementary in Paducah, Ky. Thursday was the first day of classes for all McCracken County Public Schools.(Ellen O'Nan/The Sun via AP)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Advanced Manufacturing Center at Community College of Denver on July 21, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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In regards to her new show, "PsyCHO," Margaret Cho said "The subtitle of the show is "There's no 'I' in team, but there is a CHO is psycho." (Associated Press)

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In this image made from video taken in August 2014, and provided by the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, an 8-year-old boy struggles and cries out as he sits in a chair with handcuffs around his biceps and his arms locked behind him while a school resource officer stands nearby, at an elementary school in Covington, Ky. The boy’s mother, along with the mother of a 9-year-old girl who was also handcuffed at the school, have filed a federal lawsuit against the school. The lawsuit says both children have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and school officials are aware of their disabilities. (American Civil Liberties Union via AP)

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Donald Trump is calling a group of Harvard pranksters "fraudsters and liars" after they posed as the university's student daily newspaper, issued a fake endorsement, and then duped the Republican presidential candidate into posing for a photo op. (Harvard Lampoon)