Education

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Thousands of public school teachers rally Sept. 10, 2012, outside the Chicago Public Schools district headquarters on the first day of strike action over teachers' contracts in Chicago. For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation's third-largest city — and to a national audience — less than a week after most schools opened for fall. (Associated Press)

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Chicago teachers walk a picket line outside Benjamin Banneker Elementary School in Chicago on Sept. 10, 2012, after they went on strike for the first time in 25 years. Union and district officials failed to reach a contract agreement despite intense weekend negotiations. (Associated Press)

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Members of the Chicago Teachers Union distribute strike signage at the union’s strike headquarters on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Chicago. The union vowed to strike on Monday if there was still no agreement over teachers’ contracts with Chicago Public Schools by then. The uncertainty of whether there would be classes has left parents fuming. (Associated Press)

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A bench adds to the serenity of former Eagle Elementary School in West Bloomfield, Mich. The Farmington Hills school district defends its agreement to sell the school to a Muslim association that wants to establish a mosque. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of "The Dr. Oz Show," sits down to go through the exam of Gladys Nealy of Washington, D.C., during a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students at the school's campus on Sept. 5, 2012. The clinic was held to get a basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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People line up for Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Howard University medical student Marcee McRae, left, gets her blood pressure taken by Howard medical student Richard Barrett, right, during a 15-minute clinic open to the public hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Kian Sankhla of Washington, D.C. wears a "Dr. Oz" shirt as she thanks Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show for hosting a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show talks with an auditorium of fans as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show gets a hug from Gladys Nealy of Washington, D.C. after going through her exam with her during a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show holds hands with Gladys Nealy of Washington, D.C. as they wait for her results during a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.

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People crowd Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show to take photos with him as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.