Education

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In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kavanaugh is denying a sexual misconduct allegation from when he was in high school. In a statement issued Friday, Kavanaugh says the following: "I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation. I did not do this back in high school or at any time." The New Yorker reported the alleged incident took place at a party when Kavanaugh was attending Georgetown Preparatory School. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Illustration on "substitution duty drawback" by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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The entrance to the Georgetown Preparatory School Bethesda, Md., is shown, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Mark Judge spent decades mining his recollections and writing books and articles full of semi-confessional details about the suburban Maryland prep school he attended with future Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Now, though, Judge’s memory has drawn a blank. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Diane Headlee has been an attendant in the Shirley Povich Media Center since Nationals Park opened in 2008. The Maryland resident was an usher at RFK Stadium when the Nationals played there from 2005 to 2007. The Ohio State graduate coached basketball at American University and at Maryland high schools. Photo by David Driver for The Washington Times

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How squeaky clean is Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh? The New York Times had to comb through his high school yearbook to search for dirt on him. (Associated Press)

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The entrance to the Georgetown Preparatory School Bethesda, Md., is shown, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Mark Judge spent decades mining his recollections and writing books and articles full of semi-confessional details about the suburban Maryland prep school he attended with future Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Now, though, Judge’s memory has drawn a blank. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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FILE--In this March 12, 2012 file photo, students walk across the Dartmouth College campus green in Hanover, N.H. Authorities said Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, that three Dartmouth psychology professors are under criminal investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct. The previous week the college said the professors were put on paid leave and had their access to campus restricted due to allegations of "serious misconduct." The college later told authorities it had received allegations of sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, responds to reporters' questions on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid scrutiny of a woman's claim he sexually assaulted her at a party when they were in high school, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

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FILE - in this June 5, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pauses as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Preliminary data obtained by The Associated Press show the Trump administration is granting only partial loan forgiveness to the vast majority of students it approves for help because of fraud by for-profit colleges. The data demonstrate the impact of DeVos new policy of tiered relief, in which students swindled by for-profit schools are compensated based on their earnings after the program. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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A teacher at McNeil High School near Austin has been placed on paid leave after being accused of bullying a student because of his support for President Trump. (KVUE)

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The National Rifle Association has awarded over $600,000 in grants to support school security projects in 23 states, organized under the organization's School Shield program. (Image courtesy of NRA)

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Illustration on accusations of sexual misconduct on campuses by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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A new Democratic outreach on the nation's college campuses uses therapy dogs and puppies to persuade students to register to vote and head to the polls. (Screen grab from Pups at the Polls Pennsylvania video)

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Illustration on laws mandating RU-486 availability in State University Systems by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Tara Reed: Tara Reed, a nurse with the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, demonstrates how to stop apply a tourniquet for participants of a 'Stop the Bleed' training session in Annapolis last week. (Courtesy University of Maryland Medical System)

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Eric Harris, left, and Dylan Klebold, carrying a TEC-9 semi-automatic pistol, are pictured in the cafeteria at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colorado, during their April 20, 1999, shooting rampage where they killed a teacher and 12 students. Both gunmen killed themselves later in the school library. This still image is from a videotape released by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. Jefferson County District Judge Brooke Jackson ordered the tapes released late last month, along with copies of law-enforcement radio transmissions. The releases were requested by the families of slain students Kelly Fleming and Daniel Rohrbough, who have sued the sheriff's office. (AP Photo/Jefferson County Sheriff's Department) ** FILE **

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)