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In this Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 photo, Daniel Ibsen, a gas station clerk, walks to his car on his lunch break in Grenora, N.D. Ibsen, 31, grew up in Grenora and says this latest oil boom is bringing bigger changes than ever to town. Not so long ago, he says the high school's graduating class was down to two people. But he says the school has many more students because of the oil boom. The town also has recently built modular homes and a new oil storage facility across the highway. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
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Students evacuate Marteena Hall as North Carolina A&T State University canceled classes Monday, April 28, 2014 and locked down some buildings while police searched for a man who was reported to be carrying a rifle on campus, in Greensboro, N.C. The lockdown was lifted after a search failed to find any sign of the reported gunman. (AP Photo/News & Record, at North Carolina A&T State University)
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FILE - This April 25, 2014 file photo shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Mass. Battling “the soft bigotry of low expectations” with national education goals was former Republican President George W. Bush’s campaign mantra. But many of his party’s would-be successors are calling for just the opposite of government-set rules, splitting the party over education policy as the GOP class of 2016 presidential hopefuls takes shape. Jeb Bush, who supports a national education policy, and Rand Paul, who abhors the idea, personify the divide. Forty-four states voluntarily participate in standards developed in part by GOP governors. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
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In this April 8, 2014 photo, Tim Wendt, left, director of financial aid and veteran services at Parkland College, and Kristina Taylor, coordinator of veterans and military personnel, stand outside the new Veterans Resource Center at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. A state program that guarantees college tuition for Illinois veterans has provided less and less money in recent years. That leaves public universities and community colleges to pick up the tab, which is expected to top $32 million this year. Wendt says the school will spend $600,000 this year on Veterans Grant funding. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, John Dixon) MANDATORY CREDIT
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FILE - In this May 21, 2012, file photo, graduates from Joplin High School listen to speakers during commencement ceremonies in Joplin, Mo. U.S. public high schools have reached a milestone, an 80 percent graduation rate. Yet that still means 1 of every 5 students walks away without a diploma. Citing the progress, researchers are projecting a 90 percent national graduation rate by 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Felicia Smith, 42, a teacher at Stovall Middle School, was removed from campus after she admitted to giving a male student a lap dance for his birthday on Feb. 26. (Harris County Sheriff's Office via KHOU)
