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Linda Peterson, right, a teacher at Battle Ground Middle School in Battle Ground, Wash., and Lynn Davidson, of the Washington Education Association, pose for a photo on the first day of the 2014 session of the Washington state Legislature, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. They are holding cans of cola soda they hoped to hand out to legislators to lobby for the passage of a cost-of-living salary adjustment for teachers this year, also known as a "COLA." (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Jessica Upton, left, of the Tacoma Education Association, and Angel Morton, second from left, a kindergarten teacher at Grant Elementary in Tacoma, Wash., hold a sign outside the Legislative building to lobby for the passage of a cost-of-living salary adjustment for teachers, also known as a "COLA," on the first day of the 2014 session of the Washington state Legislature, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The sign they are holding has six zeros on it, one for each year teachers have not received a cost-of-living-adjustment so far. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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La Villa Independent School District Superintendent Narciso Garcia poses for a photo in his office in La Villa, Texas, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. A water payment dispute between the city and school district has shut down the schools. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman)
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A sign outside La Villa Middle School tells of the school district's status in La Villa, Texas, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Schools in La Villa were supposed to return to classes, but instead a water payment dispute with the city has shut the school down. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman)
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The La Villa Independent School District's farm sits locked up in La Villa, Texas, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. A water payment dispute between the city and school district has shut down the schools and forced students to move their livestock elsewhere. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman)
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In a Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 photo, Noe Castillo, La Villa Independent School District school board president, calls for Monica Mata, La Villa ISD school district business manager, to enter the meeting room during executive session in La Villa, Texas. The City of La Villa turned off the school districts water at their four campuses over the winter break after the water bill went unpaid. Classes that were to resume on Monday have been canceled until Wednesday as the water rate is negotiated. (AP Photo/Joel Martinez/The Monitor)
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FILE - In this May 19, 2010 file photo, First lady Michelle Obama sits down to eat with students during a visit to New Hampshire Elementary School with Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala, in Silver Spring, MD. The nation’s first lady turns 50 on Friday and, by her own account, feels more relaxed now that President Barack Obama’s days as a candidate for elected office are over. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2011 file photo, Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker announces his plans to retire during a news conference in Iowa City. Former Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker has died. He was 72. School spokesman Steve Roe told The Associated Press that Parker died early Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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Students pass by Seven Lakes High School after being evacuated and released from school for the day Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, in Katy, Texas. A bomb squad was called to the school after a backpack with a potentially explosive devise was found. The Katy school district says a student is in custody. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Students pass by Seven Lakes High School after being evacuated and released from school for the day Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, in Katy, Texas. A bomb squad was called to the school after a potentially explosive device was found. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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A fire truck is parked outside Seven Lakes High School Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, in Katy, Texas after bomb squad was called to the school after a potentially explosive device was found. Students were evacuated and then released for the day. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
