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In this Feb. 24, 2014 photo, Crystal Lake Central high school teacher Shannon Levitt, right, discusses organization skills with sophomore Victor Brito in Crystal Lake, Ill. Levitt teaches a pilot program called AVID, which aims to teach children "soft skills" such as communication, organization, time management and other skills that business leaders say incoming workers are lacking. (AP Photo/Northwest Herald, H. Rick Bamman) MANDATORY CREDIT
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In this Feb. 24, 2014 photo, Crystal Lake Central high school students from left Olivia McConnell, Sabas Macedo, and Nicole Agignoae work in a small group as they discuss persuasive techniques during teacher Shannon Levitt's AVID class in Crystal Lake, Ill. Levitt teaches a pilot program called AVID, which aims to teach children "soft skills" such as communication, organization, time management and other skills that business leaders say incoming workers are lacking. (AP Photo/Northwest Herald, H. Rick Bamman) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, center, speaks with with Rutherford County teachers, principals, and school officials at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Smyrna, Tenn., Tuesday, March 18, 2014, to discuss Common Core State Standards. The Governor visited three schools, one in each Tennessee Region, east, middle, and west to discuss Common Core. Rutherford County School Superintendent, Don Odom, left of Haslam and Cedar Grove Elementary Principal mark Gullion listen to the discussion. (AP Photo/Daily News Journal, Helen Comer)
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, discusses Common Core with Rutherford County teachers, principals, and school officials at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Smyrna, Tenn., Tuesday, March 18, 2014, on his tour to 3 schools across the state Tuesday. (AP Photo/Daily News Journal, Helen Comer)
