Education

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is using money from a settlement with mortgage lenders to avoid huge budget cuts for public colleges and universities.

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Ahmad, 12, (left) and Zainab Bannout, 9, each have their own Arabic workbook, and after they finish their lesson, they read the Koran as part of their home-schooling in Montgomery County. They are home-schooled by their mother, who has a master's degree in education psychology,

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A child reads from the Koran at his home. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JESSICA CARPENTER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES SCHOOL DAYS: Sarah Yazback reads a book to her son Musa Bannout, 3, while her daughter Zainab Bannout, 9, reads on her own in the family's Germantown home. Ms. Yazback said she allows the children to choose what to read and what to learn, and they spend all day with activities and lessons that help stimulate their brains.

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Ahmad Bannout, 12, reads from the Koran at his home. His mother says her children read for memorization after practicing in their Arabic workbooks. (Jessica Carpenter/The Washington Times)

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Ahmad, 12, (left) and Zainab Bannout, 9, each have their own Arabic workbook, and after they finish their lesson, they read the Koran as part of their home-schooling in Montgomery County. They are home-schooled by their mother, who has a master's degree in education psychology. (Jessica Carpenter/The Washington Times)

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Mark Berndt (right), a former teacher at Miramonte Elementary School, looks to his attorney, Victor Acevedo, during his arraignment in Los Angeles Municipal Court on Tuesday. Mr. Berndt, 61, pleaded not guilty to lewd acts charges. (Associated Press)

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Antonya Huntenburg, 21, of Hillsborough, N.J., a student at the Corcoran College of Art and Design, says everyone she knows is under some kind of economic pressure, including her parents. She says she joined the Occupy D.C. encampment on McPherson Square "to be safe." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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**FILE** A person walks Feb. 15, 2012, on the University at Buffalo campus in Buffalo, N.Y. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul speaks Feb. 19, 2012, at Williston High School in Williston, N.D. His appearance was organized by the North Dakota Policy Council. (Associated Press/Williston Herald)

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**FILE** People walk on the campus at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, on Feb. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Students try samples of AeroShot, an inhalable caffeine, from a lipstick-sized canister on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston. The FDA will review the safety and legality of the advertised dietary supplement. (Associated Press)

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Maryland guard Terrell Stoglin shoots over Boston College guard Jordan Daniels in the first half of Maryland's 81-65 home win on Feb. 16, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this May 2, 2008, file photo, Moshe Kai Cavalin, 10, strikes a martial arts position at his home studio in Downey, Calif. At age 11, Cavalin became the youngest person ever to earn an Associate in Arts degree from East Los Angeles College and now, at 14, is poised to graduate with honors from UCLA later this year. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)