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In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 photograph, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, looks on as Camden schools superintendent, Paymon Rouhanifard, addresses a gathering in Camden, N.J. Rouhanifard, 32, was put in charge of schools in impoverished Camden by Gov. Chris Christie, last August, after the state took over the district. On Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, Rouhanifard announced plans to open a residential public school for homeless and other high-risk children next year as part of the plan to improve education in a city that ranks among the poorest in the nation. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Students walk between buildings on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The university decided to conduct classes despite bitter cold weather that left wind chills well below zero. Some other Illinois universities held classes Monday, too, but a few told students to stay home. (AP Photo/David Mercer)
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Students walk between buildings and wait for buses on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The university decided to conduct classes despite bitter cold weather that left wind chills well below zero. Some other Illinois universities held classes Monday, too, but a few told students to stay home. (AP Photo/David Mercer)
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Eastwood School Board treasurer Dave Michael speaks with firefighters during a fire Saturday Jan. 25, 2014, at the Eastwood School District administration building and bus garage in Pemberville, Ohio. (AP Photo/The Blade, Lori King)
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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo gives instructions during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan won 80-75. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
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A student on the campus of Butler University walks to her class Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Indianapolis. Below-zero high temperatures have returned to many parts of the Midwest bringing with it wind chills ranging from the negative teens to 40-below. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Elaine Weiss of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington speaks at a Tennesseans Reclaiming Educational Excellence event at the legislative office complex in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The event was the first of a series scheduled from supporters and opponents of creating a school voucher program and expanding charter schools in the state. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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A police cruiser blocks the entrance to Standley Lake HIgh School, where classes were cancelled after an apparent suicide attempt by a student, in Westminster, Colo., Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Police say a 16-year-old boy was critically injured after setting himself on fire at the suburban Denver high school. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)