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Students from Sandy Hook Elementary School sing "America the Beautiful" before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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** FILE ** This undated screenshot provided by the Milk Processor Education Program, known as MilkPep shows the company's Super Bowl advertisement. The Milk Processor Education Program, known as MilkPep and popular for its "Got Milk?" print ads, is featuring actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a 30-second ad in the second quarter that is directed by Peter Berg. (AP Photo/Milk Processor Education Program)
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The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. (Associated Press)
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has proposed giving public schools a letter grade, a move that is seen as essential to generating parental and community support for improving schools. (Associated Press)
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One of the major components of Gov. Bob McDonnell's education reform package is bill headed for the House floor after passing in committee. It directs the state Board of Education to develop a system to grade public schools on an A to F scale. (Associated Press)
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Garfield High School social studies teacher Jesse Hagopian (with his hand raised) and other Seattle teachers are refusing to administer to their students a standardized test they say is flawed. (Seattle Times via Associated Press)
