Education

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Edner Gue (right) and Labon Florestal work to clean up the earthquake damaged Grande College Auguste Comte de Petionville, in their neighborhood of Petionville, Haiti, on Jan. 11, 2013. The director of the elementary and high school is paying workers to clean up his school and plans to open classes even if the government does not rebuild it. On Jan. 12, Haiti will mark the 3rd anniversary of the earthquake that officials say killed more than 300,000 people and displaced more than a million others. The disaster is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. (Associated Press)

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Paramedics transport a student wounded during a shooting on Jan. 10, 2013, at San Joaquin Valley High School in Taft, Calif. Authorities said a student was shot and wounded and another student was taken into custody. (Associated Press/Taft Midway Driller, Doug Keeler)

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**FILE** Officials tape off an area outside San Joaquin Valley High School in Taft, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2013. Authorities said a student was shot and wounded and another student was taken into custody. (Associated Press/Taft Midway Driller, Doug Keeler)

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"When it comes to preventing future acts of violence in our schools, let me say this: More guns are not the answer. Freedom is not a handgun on the hip of every teacher, and security should not mean a guard posted outside every classroom," said Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy. (Associated Press)

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Costume jewelry was among the mass of stolen goods from at least 24 burglaries in rural New York. In an attempt to find the owners of the 30,000 items seized, police displayed them Wednesday night at a high school. (Associated Press)

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"Our educators, our kids and our families are forced to operate in a ridiculous bureaucracy," Michelle Rhee, here in 2011, said Monday after StudentsFirst released a report card on education policies. (Associated Press)

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PAUL CARTER/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY A pamphlet done up like an old school Hollywood guide to the stars chronicles the life of President Nixon, born 100 years ago this Wednesday. He died in 1994.

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** FILE ** Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is surrounded by students, parents, educators and legislators at the Capitol as he announces his initiatives for the 2013 session in December. Among his ideas is assigning letters to grade schools’ performance. (Associated Press)