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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- In this undated photo Ruby Maupin helps Cave City Middle School fifth-grader Garrett Sweat with his algebra homework, in Cave City, Ark. With a background in electronics, Maupin is considered a "math whiz," according to Sheila Goff with White River Area Agency on Aging, which coordinates foster grandparent programs. (AP Photo/Batesville Daily Guard, Luke Stroud)
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In this March 22, 2014 photo, Miguel Thompson, 16, is seen at the studio at Streamwood High School in Streamwood, Ill., where he has recorded thousands of freestyle rap songs. Thompson uses his life experiences and feelings to help create his music. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Brian Hill) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT
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In this March 22, 2014 photo, Miguel Thompson, 16, is seen at the studio at Streamwood High School in Streamwood, Ill., where he has recorded thousands of freestyle rap songs since he started working in the studio as a sophomore. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Brian Hill) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT
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In this March 22, 2014 photo, Streamwood High School junior, Miguel Thompson, 16, is seen in Streamwood, Ill. Thompson is a freestyle rapper whose journey started almost 10 years ago when he was only 7 and was listening to his dad and a family friend rap. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Brian Hill) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT
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This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, speaking during a meeting with teachers and higher education students from Damascus University, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2014. Assad said that there is a "turning point" in the crisis on the military front and with the continuous achievements of the army in the war against "terrorism." (AP Photo/SANA)