Education

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Kymi Dungy, 16, a member of the Gilbert High School color guard warms-up before the start of the National 4th of July Parade on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Washington D.C. .(Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Kymi Dungy, 16, warms up with the color guard of the Gilbert High School marching band from Gilbert, Ariz., before the National Independence Day Parade. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Bradley Beal, the Washington Wizards' No. 3 pick in Thursday's draft, stands for photos with his parents. (Nicolas Nightingale/The Washington Times)

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Parents stampede over a crashed gate May 12 at Thuc Nghiem primary school in a dash to grab coveted application forms for their children in Hanoi. The school is one of Vietnam's only public institutions emphasizing American-style instruction rather than rote memorization. Roughly 600 kindergartners from around the capital are vying for about 200 spots available this fall. (Associated Press)

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Students take the graduation exam June 3 at a high school in Danang. Schools at all levels in Vietnam are rife with cheating and bribery. The result is that a record number of students are attending international-style private schools and later enrolling in overseas colleges and universities. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Democratic Sens. Jack Reed (left), of Rhode Island, and Tom Harkin (center), of Iowa, meet June 6, 2012, with college interns on Capitol Hill in Washington as they call for action on averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for students. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Swimmers Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt and Chloe Sutton compete in the 400 freestyle final at the U.S. swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. (Associated Press)

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University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan, center, at podium, addresses a crowd of supporters outside the university Rotunda after she was reinstated by the Board of Visitors during a meeting at the school Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in Charlottesville, Va. The 15-member Board of Visitors voted unanimously to reinstate Sullivan less than three weeks after ousting her in a secretive move that infuriated students and faculty, had the governor threatening to fire the entire governing board and sparked a debate about the most effective way to operate public universities in an era of tight finances. Shortly after the vote, Sullivan thanked the board members for their renewed confidence in her. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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President Obama speaks at the Oyster River High School gym in Durham, N.H., on Monday. Mr. Obama appeared ebullient despite the overwhelming heat inside the gym. (Associated Press)