Education

a826081fc28b6c11530f6a70670070f8.jpg

In this April 22, 2014 photo, students listen to a visiting outside instructor during music class, at Cole Elementary, in Denver. Colorado lawmakers were poised to finish work Tuesday, May 6 on one of the heftiest (and most lobbied) measures of the term: a half-billion Dollar education spending plan aimed at backfilling public schools harmed by years of recession-era budget cuts. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

09844300c28d6c11530f6a706700794d.jpg

In this April 22, 2014 photo, teacher Celesta Cairns talks with students during music class, at Cole Elementary, in Denver. After years of promoting hefty education reforms, Colorado lawmakers this term focused on a school overhaul that was both more popular and more problematic, giving schools money to make the reforms and backfill years of recession-era cuts. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

699bea6fc28d6c11530f6a706700fc54.jpg

In this April 22, 2014 photo, Conrad Kehn, lead artist facilitator for the Very Young Composers program, helps students compose during music class, at Cole Elementary, in Denver. After years of promoting hefty education reforms, Colorado lawmakers this term focused on a school overhaul that was both more popular and more problematic, giving schools money to make the reforms and backfill years of recession-era cuts. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

c170625fc2306a11530f6a706700d7ee.jpg

This undated photo provided by the Illinois State Police shows Michelle Smith, of Jerseyville, Ill. Federal prosecutors are seeking competency testing for Smith, a western Illinois high school special education teacher accused of threatening to blow up her school, citing the woman's history of threatening behavior. U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Wilkerson in East St. Louis, Ill., is weighing the U.S. government's request argued in court Monday, May 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Illinois State Police)

667aa9a9c2906c11530f6a706700776c.jpg

A school lunch consisting of rice, salmon, ratatouille, a slice of bread, a salad with celery and carrots, and an orange and donut is laid out on a tray at the Anne Franck school in Lambersart, northern France, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

a9370293c28a6c11530f6a7067005462.jpg

A school lunch featuring a grilled cheese sandwich on whole grain bread is served with a southwestern-style corn salad, fresh carrots and either canned pears or apple sauce Monday, May 5, 2014, at Mirror Lake Elementary School in Federal Way, Wash., south of Seattle. On this day, students could choose between this lunch or a green salad entree option featuring low-sodium chicken, a whole-grain roll, fresh red peppers, and cilantro dressing. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

6e6c2bb8c28a6c11530f6a706700c3db.jpg

A school lunch salad entree option featuring low-sodium chicken, a whole-grain roll, fresh red peppers, and cilantro dressing is assembled in a lunch basket at Mirror Lake Elementary School in Federal Way, Wash., south of Seattle, Monday, May 5, 2014. On this day, students could choose between this salad and a more traditional lunch of a grilled cheese sandwich on whole grain bread served with a southwestern-style corn salad, fresh carrots and either canned pears or apple sauce. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

b6aaf04ec2846c11530f6a7067009a1f.jpg

A school lunch at El Caminet del Besos kindergarten is pictured in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. The lunch is composed of cream of vegetable soup, pan-fried breast of veal with salad, a piece of bread, an orange or banana and water. Most countries seem to put a premium on feeding school children a healthy meal at lunchtime. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to make American school lunches healthier too. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

08171cddc2836c11530f6a706700fc94.jpg

The a school lunch of an omelette, vegetable soup, banana yogurt and water are served at the Chiquitin kindergarten in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Most countries seem to put a premium on feeding school children a healthy meal at lunchtime. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to make American school lunches healthier too. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)