Education

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Rep. David Rivera, Florida Republican, has introduced a bill to help good students who were brought to the U.S. as children by illegal immigrants and, through no fault of their own, could be deported. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Undocumented college student Jorge Herrera, 18, (center) of Carson, Calif., rallies with students and Dream Act supporters in Los Angeles on Dec. 25, 2010. The Dream Act would have given provisional legal status to illegal immigrants brought to the country as children. (Associated Press)

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From left, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro and Education Secretary Arne Duncan participate in a roundtable discussion on education reform at Jepson School in New Haven, Conn., on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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R.O.T.C students unfurl a large American flag at the start of the Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"We do not seek to impose our religious beliefs on others. We simply ask that the government not impose its values on the university when those values conflict with our religious teachings. We have engaged in conversations to find a resolution that respects the consciences of all, and we will continue to do so." - The Rev. John I. Jenkins, Notre Dame's president, May 21, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Salina Beattie display work they did together in a sixth grade language arts class during Mr. Romney's visit to Universal Bluford Charter School in West Philadelphia, Pa. His statement that "just getting smaller classrooms didn't seem to be the key" to improving education was challenged. (Associated Press)

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T.J. Lane, 17, appears in Geauga County Juvenile Court in Chardon, Ohio, on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The high schooler is charged in the Feb. 27 Chardon High School rampage that left three students dead and two students seriously wounded. (Associated Press)

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Protesters and riot police face off in Montreal on Thursday, May 24, 2012, during a march to protest university tuition fee increases. (AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz, Canadian Press)

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This undated image provided by the California Western School of Law shows Brian Banks. (AP Photo/California Western School of Law)

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Photo by Ross Shapple Marika Meyer is using a vintage hutch as a baby-changing table. Once it is done serving that purpose, it can be repurposed again.

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President Obama congratulates graduates of the 2012 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that "millions of children are getting a Third World-education" in the U.S. and that he supports school choice initiatives. He held up the voucher system in the District of Columbia Public Schools as a model that could be used nationwide. He spoke Wednesday before the Latino Coalition's 2012 Small Business Summit in Washington. (Associated Press)