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Professors from Harvard University and other Boston-area colleges were arrested Thursday while protesting against President Trump's plan to rescind an Obama-era program shielding young illegal immigrants from deportation. (CBS Boston)
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Liberalization of the Naval War College Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Illustration on bad teachers in U.S. schools by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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A new study from the Rand Corp. reveals that starting school after 8:30 a.m. would save the U.S. billions of dollars over the next decade. (RAND Corporation)
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A first-grade teacher at McCordsville Elementary School in Indiana stirred controversy after sending a letter home to parents asking them to tell their children not to talk about God in the classroom. (WISH-TV)
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Maryland head coach DJ Durkin on the sidelines against Penn State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Penn State won the game 38-14. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
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Test Your Diversity I.Q. (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
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Rabbi Ilene Haigh (left) and Rabbi Jessy Gross march with over 300 Jews in the 1,000 Minister March for Justice in Washington D.C. on Monday. The women are part of the Religious Action Center, the social justice arm of the Reform Jewish movement. (Laura Kelly)
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A teacher at Rocklin Academy in Sacramento, California, reportedly used "I Am Jazz" as part of a kindergarten lesson on transgender identity, upsetting parents who were not made aware of the lesson plan in advance. (Amazon.com) **FILE**
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In this 2013 file photo a man displays his holstered sidearm. The AP reported on April 12, 2018, that a California teacher who accidentally discharged his gun in class has tendered his resignation, effective at the end of the school year. (Associated Press)
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This Aug. 5, 2017 photo released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shows director Kathryn Bigelow, second left, with actors from her latest film, "Detroit," from right, Will Poulter, Algee Smith and John Boyega and Academy Gold intern Jocelyn Contreras, left, as they take part in the Academy Gold internship program for undergraduate and graduate students at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. (A.M.P.A.S. via AP)
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is interviewed in her office at the Education Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. DeVos is distancing herself from earlier comments about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities being pioneers of school choice.In an interview with the Associated Press, she has acknowledged that in the past “racism was rampant and there were no choices” for African-Americans in higher education. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos poses for a portrait during an interview in her office at the Education Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. DeVos is distancing herself from earlier comments about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities being pioneers of school choice. In an interview with the Associated Press, she has acknowledged that in the past “racism was rampant and there were no choices” for African-Americans in higher education. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is interviewed in her office at the Education Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. DeVos is distancing herself from earlier comments about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities being pioneers of school choice.In an interview with the Associated Press, she has acknowledged that in the past “racism was rampant and there were no choices” for African-Americans in higher education. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
