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Maryland's Seth Allen, left, jumps to block as Pittsburgh's James Robinson looks to shoot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Pittsburgh's Lamar Patterson, left, shoots against Maryland in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Maryland's Dez Wells, right, scores as Pittsburgh's Lamar Patterson stands near in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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A moment of silence was recognized by the crowd to honor Andrew Boldt, the 21-year-old teaching assistant who was killed at Purdue University on Tuesday, during pre-game activities of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in West Lafayette, Ind. Students wore dress ties in memory of their fellow student. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Algebra II books sit lined up in a high school math class at Flower Mound High School in Flower Mound, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Texas became the first state to require its high school students to take algebra II, betting tougher graduation standards would better prepare its youngsters for college and life beyond it. Since then, 16 other states and the District of Columbia have followed suit, and two more will by 2020. But Texas is now bucking the trend it began, abandoning advanced-math mandates to give high school students more flexibility to focus on vocational training for jobs that pay top dollar but don’t necessarily require a college degree. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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In a Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 photo, a high school student adjusts a tablet device in an algebra II class at Flower Mound High School in Flower Mound, Texas. Texas became the first state to require its high school students to take algebra II, betting tougher graduation standards would better prepare its youngsters for college and life beyond it. Since then, 16 other states and the District of Columbia have followed suit, and two more will by 2020. But Texas is now bucking the trend it began, abandoning advanced-math mandates to give high school students more flexibility to focus on vocational training for jobs that pay top dollar but don’t necessarily require a college degree. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Texas is abandoning advanced-math mandates to give high school students more flexibility to focus on vocational training for well-paying jobs. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
