Education

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National Edition News cover for January 15, 2014 - Obama proclaims bragging rights: President Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign event at McArthur High School, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Kansas Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike O'Neal makes a point during an interview about the group's legislative agenda, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. O'Neal says the group's interest in education issues is driven in part by its support for massive personal income tax cuts that have been attacked by some education advocates. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Kansas Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike O'Neal answers questions during an interview, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. O'Neal says the chamber will become involved in education issues. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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An Austin police officer aims an assault weapon at a house during a standoff, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Austin, Minn. The Austin Daily Herald reported seven people had exited the home. The residence is near an elementary school, which was on lockdown during the standoff. (AP Photo/The Austin Daily Herald, Eric Johnson)

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Members of the Austin Special Incident Response Team move a Humvee into position in front of a home, the site of a standoff with Austin police, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Austin, Minn. The Austin Daily Herald reported seven people had exited the home. The residence is near an elementary school, which was on lockdown during the standoff. (AP Photo/The Austin Daily Herald, Eric Johnson)

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FILE - In this Sept. 1957 photo, students are watched by soldiers and reporters as they leave Little Rock's Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The soldiers had been called in by President Eisenhower to protect nine black students who had enrolled at the previously all-white school. Five decades and $1 billion after an infamous racial episode made Little Rock a symbol of school segregation, the legal fight to ensure all of its children receive equal access to education has ended. (AP Photo/Will Counts, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 1957 file photo, Elizabeth Eckford, right, is turned away by Arkansas National Guardsmen as she approaches Little Rock Central High. The guardsmen were instructed by Gov. Orval Faubus not to allow nine black students to enter the school, despite federal court orders. Five decades and $1 billion after an infamous racial episode made Little Rock a symbol of school segregation, the legal fight to ensure all of its children receive equal access to education has ended. (AP Photo/Arkansas Democrat, Will Counts, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 1957 file photo, a reporter from the Tri-State Defender, Alex Wilson, is shoved by an angry mob of white people near Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The fight started when nine black students gained entrance to the school as the Army enforced integration. Five decades and $1 billion after an infamous racial episode made Little Rock a symbol of school segregation, the legal fight to ensure all of its children receive equal access to education has ended. (AP Photo/File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 1957 file photo, a U.S. Army paratrooper uses the butt of his rifle to nudge along a man identified as C.E. Blake, who was hit in the head when he tried to take a weapon from a trooper near Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., where integration is being enforced by the Army. Five decades and $1 billion after an infamous racial episode made Little Rock a symbol of school segregation, the legal fight to ensure all of its children receive equal access to education has ended. (AP Photo, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 1957 file photo, teenagers who heckled passersby at Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., are held by National Guardsmen and told to either quiet down or be escorted from the scene. Five decades and $1 billion after an infamous racial episode made Little Rock a symbol of school segregation, the legal fight to ensure all of its children receive equal access to education has ended. (AP Photo/William P. Straeter, File)